“It looks like something out of classic movie 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. In fact these underwater dwellers living at the bottom of the ocean are Nasa astronauts preparing for a future mission to an asteroid. The spacemen are exploring the sea off the coast of Key Largo, Florida as part of the – incidentally movie-themed name – Project Neemo. The so-called aquanauts, working for Nasa Extreme Environment Mission Operations, to give its full name – are living 64ft below the surface in a laboratory home called Aquarius. By day they embark on diving mission in simulation of a real mission to an asteroid, which space chiefs hope might take place during the next decade.” w/ photos
