

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Into the Unknown: Deep Caves, Ice Worlds, and the Future of Robotic Exploration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Featuring Dr. Bill Stone &amp; Vickie Siegel, FN ’17
January 10, 2026 | Robot Ranch, Del Valle, Texas

Join us for an extraordinary evening with two leaders in extreme exploration and robotic innovation. This intimate program is limited to 20 attendees and includes a guided lab tour, a buffet dinner, and two presentations on some of the most ambitious exploration projects on Earth and beyond.

Capacity: 20 attendees
Cost: $40 per person (includes lecture, lab tour, and buffet meal)

Program Overview
1. Exploration Progress in Sistema Cheve, Oaxaca, México
Speaker: Dr. Bill Stone
President, United States Deep Caving Team

Cueva Cheve is one of Earth’s most formidable exploration frontiers. With 91 km of mapped passage and a confirmed potential depth of 2,730 meters, it stands among the world’s deepest and most remote cave systems. Bill Stone will share new findings from decades of exploration, including the dramatic breakthroughs of the 2021 expedition, the newly discovered 20 km of giant tunnels, and the upcoming February 2026 mission to reach beyond the East Sump—where the next chapter of Cheve may lie.

2. How to Discover Life Off Earth: The Machinery of Subsurface Planetary Exploration
Speaker: Vickie Siegel, FN ’17
COO, Stone Aerospace

Finding extant life beyond Earth requires reaching the only places where liquid water and long-term habitability are likely to coexist: the subsurface oceans of icy moons like Europa and Enceladus. Vickie Siegel will present two decades of pioneering work on cryobots, sub-ice autonomous vehicles, and the AI-driven science systems being developed at Stone Aerospace. These technologies represent the next frontier of planetary exploration—machines designed to descend through kilometers of ice and search extraterrestrial oceans for signs of life.

Evening Flow
6 pm – Group meets outside the cabin for check-in
Guided walk to Stone Aerospace lab and behind-the-scenes robotics tour
7 pm – Buffet dinner and drinks
Presentations by Bill Stone and Vickie Siegel
Optional: Visit the lower level to view preparations for the 2026 Cheve Expedition

Due to capacity limits, this event is limited to Explorers Club members and one guest.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Del Valle
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Robot Ranch, Del Valle, Texas
- **lat**: 30.10383
- **long**: -97.57728
- **full address**: Robot Ranch, Del Valle, Texas, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Explorers Club-Texas Chapter (https://allevents.in/org/the-explorers-club-texas-chapter/25758808)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Robot Ranch, Del Valle, Texas, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Explorers Club-Texas Chapter
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, performances, art, theatre, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Into the Unknown: Deep Caves, Ice Worlds, and the Future of Robotic Exploration ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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