Finding NEEMO Helps NASA Prepare for the Future
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Talking with the href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/spaceflight/astronauts/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">astronauts living in the NEEMO habitat ? NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations ? is a bit like talking with Darth Vader; there's a regular hiss of air intake and outflow in the background. But the ever-present pastel blue hue in the webcam feed lets you know these astronauts aren't in href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/space/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">space. They are living and working in an underwater habitat, 20 meters (70 feet) under the ocean, just off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. What are NASA astronauts doing under the sea?
"This is the closest thing to href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/spaceflight/" class="alinks_links" title="" rel="external">spaceflight I've ever had in all my NASA training," astronaut Tom Marshburn told href="http://www.universetoday.com">Universe Today in the midst of his 14-day stay in NEEMO. "It is very real. Our lives are completely dependent on our habitat, we have to follow checklists and procedures to be safe, we have to watch out for each other, we're in a tight confined space and doing real work that will help future space missions. So, in all ways it is much like spaceflight, including having a great view out the window."
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