Antarctic Space 2Sea Marking the maiden voyage of a series produced by FUTURE of SPACE (FoS). This innovative journey blends Earth’s uncharted territories with inspiring narratives of human curiosity and exploration. It encapsulates FoS’s core mission: to embrace new frontiers, celebrate human experience and elevate conversation. Gabe Castro-Root, a student journalist at American University, is documenting FoS’s mission. You can read his latest coverage below.
The first indication that I had an opportunity to report from Antarctica was a series of frantic text messages from a friend less than two months ago.
I was just in a meeting when my phone started ringing so I couldn’t read the message right away. I can tell at a glance “Antarctica” and “ Gabby does this.
An hour passed before I figured out what was going on. “Traveling to Antarctica seems too good to be true,” I thought, trying to contain my expectations. But when I tracked down the text messages and emails, it turned out that this was where my school’s journalism students accompanied the legendary explorer and science communicator on his trip to Antarctica.
Gabe Castro-Root is a student journalist at American University who documented the Space2Sea Antarctica expedition through the Future of Space project.
I studied at American University in Washington, D.C., a city where students have unique access to strong institutions and the experiential learning opportunities they offer. But this is different. This is an opportunity to see science and exploration up close EarthThe most remote corner. I am extremely grateful to the AU School of Communication for seeing the value of my background in environmental reporting and selecting me for this expedition.
Throughout my week in Antarctica, I asked questions, wrote, took photos, and regularly shared what I learned with the outside world. Together with an impressive team of filmmakers, researchers and explorers, I will be visiting historically important locations such as the Island of Likeness, Ernest Shackleton He and his crew took refuge in the early 1900s in a refuge that has modern significance, such as the Vernadsky Research Base in Ukraine. This visit is particularly important because our ship will be bringing two Ukrainian veterans to the base who have long wanted to go there.
goal The future of spaceThe expedition’s organizers are noble—“embracing new territory, celebrating the human experience, and elevating the conversation.”
My ideas are more modest: looking for stories that spark curiosity and make readers want to know more. If you learned something new, I’ve done my job.
This article was provided by Space2Sea Antarctica and FUTURE of SPACE. For more information about expeditions and FoS, please visit Space2Sea Antarctica expedition site,as well as space future initiative.