Icefin is a sub-ice autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Georgia Tech and Cornell as a precursor platform for future Europa-lander missions. The torpedo-shaped vehicle is designed to operate beneath thick ice shelves and shoulder the engineering challenges of an Europa follow-on.
At abscicon26 (src-abscicon26-media-tips-2-2026-05), henry-wolf presented an underwater charging station that extends Icefin’s dive duration — a step toward longer-duration operations on icy worlds.