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Mission Aquarius is a project of Aquarius Reef Project.
BLOGS
Why Aquarius?
When there are plenty of ocean issues that deserve attention flying under the public’s radar, why are we sending a team of top-notch cinematographers to train their lenses on a little-known research base that may be closed by Christmas?
Mission Aquarius Crew: DJ Roller
Filming great whites in So. Africa, cave diving off the Yucatan, or shooting a U2 concert with 200K people in a stadium, DJ’s done it.
Aquarius Journal
Only about 1000 people have been inside Aquarius over the last 2 decades, and I was lucky enough to experience that on my 6th dive ever.
Ocean STEMulation: Saturation Diving
Aquarius dramatically extends dive time because it enables saturation diving -- no decompression til the mission is over.
Mission Aquarius Crew: Mark Patterson
"I knew I wanted to be a biologist by the time I was 6," said the 20-year marine sciences professor.
Undersea Labs: 50 Years of Living Underwater
How underwater labs got where they are today, from Project Genesis in 1957 to the last remaining reef base, Aquarius.
Mission Aquarius Crew: Her Deepensss, Sylvia Earle
Mission Aquarius team leader, Her Deepness, the Sturgeon General. She is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, One World One Ocean science advisor. Her list of accomplishments is deeper than the Mariana Trench
My Journey to America’s Inner Space Station
Everyone knows there’s an international space station orbiting the planet, but ask 10 people if they’ve ever heard of an inner space station where aquanauts live for weeks at a time 60 ft. underwater, and my bet is that they will look at you like you’re nuts.
Mission Aquarius: What to expect
We will be conducting various science efforts and attempting to capture phenomena never seen on film. And this is just the beginning of what we would like to know about how the ocean works.
Blue Zoo: Goliath Grouper
This critically endangered gentle giant is known for the loud booming sound it makes when it feels threatened. One individual makes Aquarius Reef Base its home, and regularly peeks through the portholes to check in on the Aquanauts.
Mission Aquarius is a project of Aquarius Reef Project.
NEWS AND INFO
World’s Only Underwater Research Center to be Saved [Marine Science Today]
The Great Depths of a Dynasty: Cousteau Legacy Lives in ITV Mini Doc Mission Aquarius [Koldcast]
Aquarius Reef Base, world’s only undersea lab, falls victim to budget ax [Washington Post]
Lawmakers Suba Dive to Underwater lab in Fla. Keys [The Miami Herald]
One World One Ocean: 'Shining a Spotlight on the World's Only Undersea Lab' [Huffington Post: Green]
Funding Cut Hurts Undersea Lab off Florida Keys [Fox News]
Last undersea lab set to close off Florida Keys [Yahoo! News]
Funding cut imperils undersea lab off Fla. Keys [KSRO 1350 AM Newstalk]
Funds Crunch May Shut Down Last Underwater Lab Aquarius [Device Magazine]
There Is No Such Thing as Normal When You Live at the Bottom of the Sea [Gizmodo]
Top Ocean Researchers Head to the Last Underwater Laboratory Before it Gets Defunded [Treehugger]
What It’s Like To Live In America’s Space Station Under The Sea [Co.EXIST]
Defunded - A Heartbreaking Look at the State of Oceanic Research [BoingBoing]
How Do You Get Dry Towels to an Underwater Sealab? [Treehugger]
Why You Should Care About the Ocean Even If You Don't Live Anywhere Near it [Treehugger]
Why We Need the Ocean [FirstPost]
With Funding Gone, Last Undersea Lab Could Surface [NPR]
The Closure Of Aquarius Reef Base And America's Scientific Ambitions [Huffington Post]
World's only undersea lab could shut down [Christian Science Monitor]
Searching for the Ocean's Secrets From the Last Undersea Base [Gizmodo]
Foundation Could Save Aquarius Marine Lab [Star News]
The Other Final Frontier [NY Times]
How You Connect an Underwater Outpost to the Rest of the World [Gizmodo]
The Watch Desk is Always Watching [Gizmodo]
How Do You Get Dry Supplies to an Underwater Base- Without a Submarine [Gizmodo]
This Is How You Live at the Bottom of the Ocean [Gizmodo]
Mission Aquarius: Journey to the World’s Last Undersea Research Station [Gadling]
Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory [Huffington Post]
Aquarius Laboratory [Wikipedia]
VIMS Professor Leads Mission to Underwater Research [William & Mary News]
NASA’s NEEMO: Bringing Space to the Deep [Wired]
Deep Science [NationalGeographic.com]
How Astronauts Train at the Bottom of the Sea [Popular Science]
US Budget Cuts Threaten to Sink Undersea Research Fleet [Science Magazine]
Mission Aquarius is a project of Aquarius Reef Project.
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Mission Aquarius is a project of Aquarius Reef Project.