Ghosts of the Polar Sky Tour Leg 5

Leg 5 — BIKF → BGTL Mission: Move the expedition into Greenland and establish operations closer to the signal source.

📖 The Sky Feels Different Here Crossing into Greenlandic airspace changes the mood onboard almost immediately. Navigation systems drift slightly before correcting themselves without explanation, and twice during the flight the autopilot disengages unexpectedly despite no visible system fault. The crew resets everything both times, but no one fully relaxes afterward. By the time Thule Air Base appears through the haze, the aircraft feels strangely isolated despite the presence of military infrastructure below. Researchers review satellite imagery while ground crews unload cargo into the freezing wind, and for the first time clear photographs of the station become visible. Most of the structure is buried beneath snow and ice, but several exterior floodlights are illuminated against the darkness. More disturbing is the antenna array. It is rotating slowly, methodically, as though the station never stopped operating at all.