Abstract: Outline: A brief (extremely) overview of NASA missions and how they relate to Christchurch and the Antarctic; Airborne missions operating out of Christchurch – SOFIA – DC-8 – ER-2 – Super Pressure Balloons; Uses of the Antarctic by NASA and others, examples – mega dunes, a Mars topological analog in the Antarctic – The Don Juan Pond, geology, geography and weather interaction to Mars – jurisdictional analog for a Mars Station – Human Research Program – Balloons on Ice; Looking Forward – Europ…