Halley Bay - 2015

• RRS Ernest Shackleton prevented by ice from making an end of season call in March.
• Experiments with the European Space Agency use a spaceflight simulator over winter. More.
• Record low temperature on 26th June: -56.2 (with wind chill -71.3).

Pictures

Wintering party

Photo by Pete Smith Back, left to right: David Goodger - Karl Flynn - Celine Lett - Natalie Pattyn - Sarah Clark - Tom Clements Front, left to right: Steven Croft - Pete Smith - Hue Tran - Tom Welsh - Malcolm Roberts - Ian Macnab - Alexander Finch

Summer photo

Photo by Nick Gillet Standing, from left - Malcolm Roberts, David Goodger, Steve Croft, Tom Clements, Sarah Clark, Nathalie Pattyn, Alex Finch, Celine Lett, Tom Welsh, Ian MacNab Front row, from left - Karl Flynn, Pete Smith, Hue Tran

Inside photo

Photo by Pete Smith The 2015 winter team relaxing in the A module

Aurora

Photo by Pete Smith Aurora over Halley VI

Upper Observatory

From Celine Lett's blog 'The nicest office on base!!!'

Lego model of Halley VI (in front of the real one)

Photo by Neil Brough

Wall of Fame - photo by Pete Smith

Sun up ceremony - photo by Pete Smith

Old blue module - photo by Sarah Clark

Other information, anecdotes etc.

Links

• Station Diary 2015: Feb Nov
• Alex Finch blog
• Celine Lett blog
• David Goodger blog
• Sarah Clark blog
• Neil Brough blog
• Base Tour Alex Finch
• Winter Postcard From Antarctica: Life on Ice at the British Halley Research Station Discover Magazine 26 March 2015
• The ice station that needs saving from the abyss Sunday Telegraph 6 December 2015
• Massive crevasse in the ice forces early move for Antarctic base New Scientist 2 December 2015
• Halley VI (video) American Society of Civil Engineers
• Winter 2015 (video) Tom Welsh