Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station research and logistics (1956–present)

1. First aircraft lands at the South Pole

   Oct 31, 1956Labels: R4D aircraft, Operation Deep, South Pole

   • Deep Freeze
   • WP Obit

2. Amundsen–Scott Station commissioned for the IGY

   Jan 1, 1957Labels: Amundsen Scott, International Geophysical, South Pole

   • Deep Freeze
   • Station page

3. First South Pole winter-over team begins isolation

   Feb 1, 1957Labels: Winter-over team, Amundsen Scott, South Pole

   • Station page
   • Climatology

4. Antarctic Treaty enters into force

   Jun 23, 1961Labels: Antarctic Treaty, International cooperation, Antarctica

   • ATS Treaty
   • Britannica

5. Geodesic dome station is dedicated

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Geodesic dome, Amundsen Scott, South Pole

   • Antarctic Sun
   • NOAA Dome

6. Clean-air sampling facility supports long-term climate records

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Clean-air facility, Amundsen Scott, Atmospheric monitoring

   • NOAA Dome
   • NOAA ARO

7. Overland South Pole Traverse opens for cargo delivery

   Jan 1, 2005Labels: Overland Traverse, McMurdo Station, Logistics route

   • Traverse
   • NSF

8. South Pole Telescope achieves first light

   Feb 16, 2007Labels: South Pole, Astrophysics, Amundsen Scott

   • SPT News
   • Station page

9. New elevated station is officially dedicated

   Jan 12, 2008Labels: Elevated station, Amundsen Scott, Stilt design

   • Antarctic Sun
   • Station page

10. Geodesic dome is dismantled and removed

    Jan 15, 2010Labels: Geodesic dome, Dome removal, Amundsen Scott

    • Antarctic Sun
    • NOAA Dome

11. IceCube Neutrino Observatory construction is completed

    Dec 18, 2010Labels: IceCube Neutrino, Amundsen Scott, Neutrino detector

    • IceCube
    • NSF SD

12. BICEP2 results announced; later reinterpreted

    Mar 17, 2014Labels: BICEP2 experiment, Cosmic microwave, South Pole

    • Caltech
    • Harvard Astro