U.S. National Science Foundation / United States Antarctic Program · research data center · operating / modernized campus IT facility — McMurdo Station, Ross Island · Ross Sea, Antarctica
U.S. National Science Foundation / United States Antarctic Program
Owner
National Science Foundation
Status
operating / modernized campus IT facility
Type
research data center
Location
McMurdo Station, Ross Island · Ross Sea, Antarctica
Address
McMurdo Station, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island
Tenants
NSF McMurdo operations DC; NASA Near Earth Networks + NOAA JPSS ground station equipment; science computing; station media systems
Power source
McMurdo station power plant (islanded grid)
Cooling
hot-aisle / cold-aisle caged spaces (reported for new floor)
Purpose
Station operations data center + satcom ground station + science compute support
Coordinates
-77.8460, 166.6681 (city-level)
As of
2026-07-18
Two-story ~11,000 sq ft IT&C addition (ITC-Prime) to the Science Support Center: lower floor electrical/UPS/telecom entrance; upper floor data center with three caged zones. Existing McMurdo data center dates to early 2000s; refresh delayed by COVID with NSF targeting completion around end-2023. No public MW nameplate disclosed — left null. Leidos is USAP prime contractor. Not a commercial colo.
Source: Data Center Dynamics · NSF USAP McMurdo / AIMS IT&C project