Time to Take Off!
I awoke for my first day flying with Operation IceBridge excited to get onboard. Breakfast at 700 hours was a beautiful spread filled with breads, eggs, toast, and fruit. It was…
The Journey Begins
Friday 10/21 marked the last day of school before Fall break, and my last day in the states before my big adventure to Punta Arenas Chile. I had assembled my needed items for…
Introduction to Operation IceBridge
A few Videos
Here are a few videos to introduce you to the Operation IceBridge, the DC-8, some of the instruments we will have on board, some of the discoveries…
NASA is in the Building!
What an amazing day in Denver! We were so lucky to get to have a visit from John Woods from NASA!
NASA Operation IceBridge project manager John Woods comes to Denver!
The…
Heading Under the Frozen Ground!
Yesterday I asked you to think about what permafrost is. As the name implies, PERMA means consistently, or all the time, and FROST means, well, frost or ice! As the…
Arctic Clothing and Hibernating Animals
Warm Clothes
Today was a day filled with new learning and fun experiences. We started off by learning how to take great pictures from a PolarTREC alum, Bill…
What's That in the Sky?
Through science fiction movies, we have become familiar with "forcefields", those invisible shields that protect a spaceship or planet from certain destruction. But its…
Hearing the News!
I was in class when the call came from Sarah. I had been carrying my phone around with me all day because I knew I needed to answer if I was going to get THE call. My students didn…
