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| | NASA Uses Undersea Lab to Prep for Future Space Exploration
Image above: NEEMO 10 crew members pose for a crew photo near their undersea habitat. From right to left are Karen Kohanowich, Koichi Wakata, Karen Nyberg and Drew Feustel. Credit: NASA
NASA continued testing concepts for future space exploration at an underwater laboratory off the coast of Florida.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata led the crew on a seven-day undersea mission July 22 to 28 aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius underwater laboratory. NASA astronauts Andrew J. Feustel and Karen L. Nyberg, and Karen Kohanowich, deputy director of NOAA's Undersea Research Program, Silver Spring, Md., rounded out the crew. Mark Hulsbeck and Dominic Landucci of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington provided engineering support.
The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 10 project included undersea extravehicular activities imitating moonwalks to test concepts for mobility, using weighted backpacks to simulate lunar and Martian gravity. Techniques for communication, navigation and using remote-controlled robots on the moon's surface were also tested.
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| Koichi Wakata
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata will lead the NEEMO 10 crew on its seven-day undersea mission.
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| Andrew Feustel
Astronaut Drew Feustel, selected as a mission specialist by NASA in July 2000, enjoys restoring classic cars and skiing.
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| Karen Nyberg
A former co-op student at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Karen Nyberg was selected as a mission specialist astronaut by NASA in July 2000.
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| Karen Kohanowich
Before becoming deputy director of NOAA’s Undersea Research Program, Karen Kohanowich served 23 years in the U.S. Navy.
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| Mark Hulsbeck and Dominic Landucci
Engineering support for the mission will be provided by Mark Hulsbeck and Dominic Landucci of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 7
"Today the NEEMO 10 mission ended successfully with 'splashup' at about 9:48 a.m. EDT."
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 6
"A 'tag-up' with the International Space Station astronauts was the highlight of the day. "
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 5
"Last night was a time for new life on the reef, as clouds of plankton, brine shrimp and fish eggs rained down in front of the viewports all evening."
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 4
"The aquanauts experienced a heavy workload during the exercise, feeling like a cross between Godzilla and a professional linebacker."
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 3
"Drew and K2 took advantage of some timelined hookah dive time to find out which fish visit the Aquarius at night."
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 2
"Today’s simulated exploration activities were targeted for a lunar gravity environment."
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| | NEEMO 10 Mission Journal Number 1
"NEEMO 10 is splashed down and under way!"
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| | NEEMO 10 Training Journal
"It’s about the size of a big motor home, and the top grates look like a landing deck above the Yellow Submarine."
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