Aquarius Reef Base
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The Aquarius Reef Base is an underwater habitat located 5.4 mi off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, United States. It is the world's only undersea research laboratory
Aquarius on Conch Reef, off the Florida Keys
Another view of the habitat
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NEEMO
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NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, is a NASA analog mission that sends groups of astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in the Aquarius underwater laboratory, the world's onl
Aquarius Reef Base
…and wet porch area. As of 2008, no scientists or staff members had been injured at Aquarius due to storms. Since 2001, NASA has used Aquarius for its NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) analog missions, sending groups of astronauts to simulate human spaceflight space exploration missions…
The first NEEMO crew, L–R: in front, Mike López-Alegría and Bill Todd, in back, Mike Gernhardt and Dave Williams
NEEMO 5 crew members are pictured in the bunkroom aboard the Aquarius research habitat. Top, L–R: Reisman, Hwang; Middle: Whitson, Anderson; Bottom: Talacek, Snow.
The NEEMO 9 crew: Left to right (rear): Broderick, Williams; front: Stott, Garan.