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U.S. POLAR SCIENCE: NSF Taps Russian Vessel for Antarctic Icebreaking
Jeffrey Mervis
With one eye on its wallet and the other on Congress, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has decided to charter a Russian icebreaking vessel this winter to clear a path to its major research station in Antarctica.