1999-2000 Photos - Dark Sector Laboratory (DSL)

Preparing to build the next dark sector science building...a foundation pad was prepared near MAPO...and some other structures, some of which are still around. Uh yes, this happened in 1999-2000, NOT the previous summer as I'd thought and posted for awhile.
Next, laying out the foundation pads and steel truss members...	...and erecting the SIP panels.
And there it is...the basic shell is erected and enclosed.	Here's what it looked like from the air.
Here's another view at the end of the summer (NSF photo by Jack Corbin). Remember, this structure had been purchased from the vendor as a prefabricated housing building, with that standard configuration of doors, windows, exterior platforms, and interior partitions. Which of course required modification for the actual end use design. Most of that work would come later as the actual end use evolved...and changed. At this phase of construction there were no firm plans on its use--the elevated station design and the Pole science requirements were still evolving. Anyway, this is how DSL looked...until the 2002-03 summer when construction resumed. Occupancy would not occur until the 2005-06 summer.
Credits...all photos are from Carlton Walker unless noted.