How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink
Helpful hams and secret codes By 1957,Admiral Byrd was recognized as the world’s foremost expert in Antarctic exploration and was leading America’s Operation Deep Freeze, a mission to build a permanent American presence on the continent. The US Naval Construction Battalions, known as the Seabees, were deployed to build McMurdo Station on the solid ground of Ross Island, close to the first hut built by Captain Robert Scott in 1901. Deep Freeze brought a massive military presence to Antarctica, including the most…