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Honeybee & IceBreaker Team Successful in Antarctica

Honeybees Kris Zacny and Gale Paulsen return from Antartica, having completed tested a new generation of a rotary-percussive drill, called the IceBreaker. The drill was designed as a prototype for a drill that one day will fly to Mars and penetrate at least 1 meter into Martian ice and permafrost.

Our drill team traveled to the Antarctic to test a new generation of a rotary-percussive drill, called the IceBreaker. The drill was designed as a prototype for a drill that one day will fly to Mars and penetrate at least 1 meter into martian ice and permafrost.