On the eve of deployment
Ben Hurwitz
December 3, 2019
(Note: This post was written before a week-long delay due to weather and before Matt, our lead engineer, managed to make it out, but most
Life Under The Ice
ICEFIN | FIELD UPDATES | PROJECTS
Project RISE UP Could Help Scientists Explore Europa’s Ice-Covered Ocean
Michelle Babcock
November 22, 2019
Based in McMurdo Station, Antarctica for the first part of their 2019 field season, the team on Project RISE UP is using its underwater oceanographer
Week 4 Update: Icefin Team 2019 Antarctic Field Season
Britney Schmidt
November 11, 2019
Happy November!! We’ve just completed one month on ice, officially week four of operations. C444/B041 has been up and running with science dives at last!
Week 3 Update: Icefin Team 2019 Antarctic Field Season
Britney Schmidt
November 4, 2019
Greetings all! Week three was packed with excitement for the Icefin team (C444/B041). Most excitingly, we officially became a two-robot field team, with both Icefins
Week 1 and 2 Update: Icefin Team 2019 Antarctic Field Season
Britney Schmidt
October 27, 2019
Welcome to the Icefin Field Season 2019-2020! We’ve got an ambitious season ahead, involving two related Icefin projects: a continuation of the work from last
Flight of the 757
Ben Hurwitz
October 23, 2019
When I flew to the Ice in ’17, we flew to 3791 km in the classic style: a military C-17, flown by the New York