Last February 14th, the opening ceremony of a new Antarctic scientific research base was held with more than three hundred attendees. The Jang Bogo station is the second Korean Antarctic base located at Terra Nova Bay, Northern Victoria Land (74°37´S and 164°12´E). In the area, another summer base, the Italian Mario Zucchelli station is close to the new base. In contrast to the Italian station, the Jang Bogo station is permanently run, and seventeen members of an overwintering team now stay at the station for maintenance and scientific activities. Our first step to the Antarctic scientific research was taken, together with the construction of our first Antarctic base, King Sejong station, on King George Island, Weddell Sea in 1988. During the last twenty-six years, our scientific understanding on Antarctica has dramatically increased particularly around the King Sejong station. However, it is remote from the main continent, and thus our scientific expedition to the in-land Antarctica was limited by the geographic disadvantage. The in-land scientific expedition was primarily initiated by the discovery and collecting of meteorites from the Thiel Mountain, western Antarctica in 2006. Since then, over two hundred extraterrestrial materials have been recovered from Antarctica. We took a step forward to the continent with building our first icebreaker research vessel, Araon in 2009. Because even in the early summer, the surface of Antarctic Ocean is covered by both sea ice and floating icebergs, icebreakers are prerequisite for Antarctic scientific expeditions to supply food and fuel for the survival of human beings. Araon is also equipped with the advanced scientific facilities investigating sea floors and marine resources. After two-year construction, the Jang Bogo station is now expected to boost our scientific activities involving geology, cosmology, paleo-climatology, glacier science, and climatology to enhance our understanding of continental Antarctica, and also to contribute to international collaboration. Antarctica is a continent covered by glacier, and temperatures during the winter drop up to –90°C. This is why Antarctica is commonly regarded as cold dessert. More than one hundred years have passed since honorable competition to the South Pole between the Amundsen and Scott expedition teams. Antarctica is still open to every country for scientific investigation under the Antarctic Treaty until 2048. Antarctica always welcomes our challenge, and I think that we are ready.