NASA heads underwater to test concepts for future asteroid mission
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The NEEMO16 Crew with Astronaut Dottie, Astronaut Kimiya, Dr. Steve, Astronaut Tim, and James in Aquarius porthole (Photo: NASA)
Steve Squyers conducting a NEEMO 16 EVA operation (Photo: NASA)
Timothy Peake conducting a NEEMO 16 EVA operation (Photo: NASA)
NEEMO 16 crew members on the wet porch of the Aquarius lab (Photo: NASA)
Article Summary
With the first manned mission to an asteroid planned for 2025, NASA has sent an international group of “aquanauts” to the ocean floor off the Florida coast to test concepts for such a mission. The four-person crew will spend 12 days 63 feet (19 m) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in the Aquarius lab located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as part of the 16th excursion of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) program.
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