[SpaceProgram] Underwater laboratory for Space exploration

[Paul Szymkowiak]

> This got me to thinking about HSP supporting underwater habitats,
education and research.

+1 from me. I think that's a great way to engage the earth-bound community,
and a great way to trial aspects of space-bound research prior to
deployment in space.

> a neighbor who mentioned noticing my participation in the OpenROV project

 Great to see the KickStarter was funded so well!


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openrov/openrov-the-open-source-underwater-robot?


Paul

On 2 August 2012 15:36, Jerry Isdale <isdale at gmail.com> wrote:

> While walking my dogs today I ran into a neighbor who mentioned noticing
> my participation in the OpenROV project, which recently visited Aquarius
> ... http://openrov.com/profiles/blogs/mission-aquarius-openrov
> Apparently he worked as a tech on Aquarius for about 4 years circa 2002.
>
> The US NOAA folks have operated an underwater habitat called Aquarius
> since about 1985.  It has been in Florida Keys since 1992.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_(laboratory)
>
> Aside from facilitating long term study of reefs, it has allowed
> scientists to study people working in alien environments.  Indeed all
> shuttle and international space station astronauts have spent time at
> Aquarius learning to work in difficult environments (simulated space
> flight).  Aquarius is being decommissioned - having served a long life and
> now running out of funding.
>
> This got me to thinking about HSP supporting underwater habitats,
> education and research.  Perhaps it is my location (Hawaii) that makes this
> seem attractive, but perhaps there is interest from the larger community?
>
> Jerry Isdale
> isdale at gmail.com
>
>
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