Ground terminals located at McMurdo Station and Queen Maud Land, Antarctica; Svalbard, Norway; Fairbanks, Alaska and White Sands, New Mexico, will decrease data latency by providing multiple sites for constellation data downlinks.

November 10, 2024 - The US Antarctic Program Participant Guide lists RPSC's role in Antarctica as the following: ... Raytheon Polar Services operates the Antarctic Fire Department.

Under the contract, Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC) will continue to provide science, operations and maintenance support for the U.S. Antarctic Program, the nation's scientific research program in the Antarctic, to include all labor, materials, facilities and equipment. Work is performed in Antarctica, South America, New Zealand and the United States.

February 21, 2024 - AFP contacted Raytheon, but no response was forthcoming. AFP and other news organizations have written about the IceCube research since the opening in 2010. Image · Graphic on the IceCube neutrino observatory in Antarctica (AFP) Iain Boyd, a professor of aerospace engineering and director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado, said the claims in the video are not plausible.

Get Paid To Go Sign on with the support contractor. This is the company whose job it is to provide logistic support to the U.S. Antarctic Program. Currently the position is held by Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC), in Centennial, Colorado. Supporting the Antarctic Program means everything ...

April 28, 2025 - Eric Hecker is a former U.S. Navy serviceman and ex-Raytheon contractor who worked as a firefighter and plumber at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. During his tenure at the facility, Hecker claims to have observed advanced ...

June 30, 2018 - AURORA, Colo., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) team successfully completed the third major communications upgrade at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of future scientific and environmental satellite missions.

November 15, 2023 - Listen to this episode from PBD Podcast on Spotify. Patrick Bet-David interviews ex-Raytheon whistleblower Eric Hecker who gives the inside scoop on Antarctica. Hecker is a former member of the Navy who worked for Raytheon, a major U.S. defense contractor. His position as a firefighter and plumber for the South Pole facility in Antarctica gave him unrestricted access to the compound.

Detector IceCube, the South Pole neutrino observatory, is a cubic-kilometer particle detector made of Antarctic ice and located near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. It is buried beneath the surface, extending to a depth of about 2,500 meters.

This web site contains teachers' guides and activities for elementary school students about Antarctica. We also have a Web Expedition for middle school students. These activities have been designed to use as a supplement to your Earth Science course of study.

Positioned at 90°S, the geographic South Pole. Sits atop the Antarctic ice sheet at an elevation of approximately 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level. Located in the interior of Antarctica, one of the most remote and extreme environments ...

April 28, 2025 - “Fun” would be one adjective ... and Raytheon Contractor, Eric Hecker. Eric was a plumber at a remote site in Antarctica. While many may be asking the question, “what does a plumber have to do with secret technology?” Well the answer is simple: at a place like the South Pole, you can’t just hop on the Google machine and find someone to fix the pipes. Serving the role of a plumber in such a remote location provided Eric ...

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April 8, 2011 - National Science Foundation Awards Raytheon a $157 Million Contract for Science Support in Antarctica