Raytheon Selected For Follow-On Contract To Support US Antarctic Program

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Part of the NSF's U.S. Antarctic Program includes the ongoing $133 million modernization of the South Pole Station (above).

Reston VA (SPX) Oct 19, 2004
Raytheon has been selected to continue support services for the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program. The support contract extension is for $546 million, bringing the total value of the contract to $1.172 billion and extending the agreement another five years from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010. The initial program was awarded in April 2000.

Under the contract, Raytheon Technical Services Company 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.

The U.S. Antarctic Program is the national program for scientific research and geopolitical presence in Antarctica, the world's southernmost continent.

This presence includes the conduct of scientific activities in major disciplines, year-round occupation of the South Pole and two coastal stations, and logistics, operations, communications, maintenance and construction services for the program.

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Chinese Scientists To Explore Highest Icecap In Antarctica

Beijing (XNA) Oct 18, 2004
A 12-man Chinese expedition will leave Shanghai for Antarctica on October 25, targeting the highest polar icecap peak- 4,039 meters above sea level- in preparation for setting up the third Chinese scientific research station on the continent.

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