Barcroft Station (BAR)
WEST SACRAMENTO CA (IFS) -- The University of California at Los Angeles were the keepers of the first stages of the United States Space Program. Here they worked on and with animals for the space race. As an alumni of UCLA, I was heartbroken to discover this piece of history and the cruelty of animals. However, as you can see, the world first development of Solar Panels on the Quance Huts for electricity.
Open from about June 1 - October 31 (weather and snow permitting), Barcroft Station was constructed in 1951 at an elevation of 3800 m (12,470') in the White Mountains. Barcroft can house up to 20 people in comfortable dorms. It has a full kitchen with excellent meals provided. Three labs are available for visiting research scientists and their students, and the station has wireless internet access. Upstairs in the main building is a classroom/living room area and recreational facilities. The station has been the site of much research on the physiological effects of high elevation and was also used for a decade by Noble laureate, George Smoot, for research in cosmic background radiation. The Barcroft Station is off-grid and most power is generated from rooftop solar photovoltaic panels.
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