McMurdo Station scientific programs and expeditions (1956–present)

1. First camp established at Hut Point

   Dec 18, 1955Labels: Hut Point, U S

   • NSF McMurdo
   • Polar Record

2. McMurdo Station officially opened

   Feb 16, 1956Labels: McMurdo Station, U S

   • NSF McMurdo
   • McMurdo Station

3. International Geophysical Year boosts Antarctic science

   Jul 1, 1957Labels: International Geophysical, McMurdo Station

   • NSF McMurdo
   • ATS Secretariat

4. Antarctic Treaty signed in Washington

   Dec 1, 1959Labels: Antarctic Treaty, Washington DC

   • Britannica
   • ATS Secretariat

5. Antarctic Treaty enters into force

   Jun 23, 1961Labels: Antarctic Treaty, Treaty Entry

   • Britannica
   • ATS Secretariat

6. ANSMET meteorite searches begin with NSF funding

   Jan 1, 1976Labels: ANSMET, NSF

   • ANSMET
   • CMU News

7. Crary Science and Engineering Center dedicated

   Nov 1, 1991Labels: Crary Lab, National Science

   • Crary Center
   • NSF McMurdo

8. McMurdo Dry Valleys selected as NSF LTER site

   Jan 1, 1992Labels: McMurdo Dry, NSF LTER

   • MCM LTER
   • Dry Valleys

9. Long-duration ballooning expands from McMurdo

   Dec 13, 1992Labels: Long-duration Balloons, McMurdo Station

   • Space Res
   • Cambridge IAU

10. South Pole overland traverse first fully completed

    Dec 31, 2005Labels: South Pole, McMurdo Station

    • South Pole Traverse
    • McMurdo Station

11. ANDRILL recovers record sediment core near McMurdo

    Dec 26, 2006Labels: ANDRILL, McMurdo Station

    • NSF Ice Drilling
    • McMurdo Station

12. AIMS modernization project authorized for McMurdo

    Feb 26, 2019Labels: AIMS Project, National Science

    • USAP Future
    • NSF Update