s operation icebridge.ir goal is to collect the critical data on how polar ice sheets are changing. here the an arctic they days are long at this time of year. you have to stay up until nearly midnight to catch the famous northern lights. to the n.a.s.a. scientists home kiss. >> just taken off my boots. they are so heavy, it's a relief to take them off. i'm keeping them outside my room, because it's a custom. i noticed that my room used to be a storage room, so welcome to my humble dwelling. i told you it was basis. these are flip flops, essential when you share a bathroom with men and women. this is a second bed. i'm supposed to share with a room-mate. luckily i have the place to myself. and the most important thing - my food supplies, which is mostly sugar, and dried food where you add water. it's a home away from home. >> it's important to keep yourself fed at night because sometimes during the plane rides you can't always eat sitting down because of turbulence, or your stomach doesn't want you to eat be

s operation icebridge - flying over some of the largest ice sheets on the planet. >> i managed to get into the cockpit, which, for a mechanical engineer, is a dream come true. >> of the the view is amazing,

s operation icebridge - flying over some of the largest ice sheets on the planet.