Under the gray skies of Boston Harbor, the *Cross Explorer* prepared to cast off for its historic maiden scientific expedition to the Ross Sea in Antarctica. The ice-class research vessel, commissioned jointly by the National Science Foundation and the Vance-Cross Foundation, was the first polar research ship in human history to operate with zero environmental footprint. Elena and Adrian stood on the bridge wing beside Captain Robert Falcon, watching the…
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