 NSFDACS1219442) by its prime civilian contractor, Leidos Antarctic Support Contract.The online publication has been covering cutting edge science for the National Science Foundation since 1997–1998 austral summer, though it can trace its history back to the 1950s when the U.S. Navy ran logistics for the USAP.From the austral summer of 1997-98 to 2006–07, "The Antarctic Sun" was produced at McMurdo Station between the months of October and February.