External view of Aquarius

NEEMO, an acronym for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, is a NASA program for studying human survival in the Aquarius underwater laboratory in preparation for future space exploration.[1]

Aquarius, an underwater habitat located near Key Largo, Florida, is owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and operated by the National Undersea Research Center (NURC) at the University of North Carolina–Wilmington as a marine biology study base. Located roughly 62 feet underwater,[2] NASA has used it since 2001 for a series of missions, usually lasting 10 to 14 days, with research conducted by astronauts and other NASA employees. The crew members are called aquanauts instead of "divers", and they perform EVAs in the underwater environment.[1] Groups of NASA employees and contractors live in Aquarius for up to three weeks at a time. For NASA, Aquarius provides an environment similar to space living, and NEEMO crew members experience some of the same tasks and challenges underwater as they would in space.[1]

Floorplan of Aquarius.

Contents

Missions [link]

NEEMO 1: October 21–27, 2001 [link]

The first NEEMO crew, L-R: in front, Mike López-Alegría and Bill Todd, in back, Mike Gernhardt and Dave Williams

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 2: May 13–20, 2002 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 3: July 15–21, 2002 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

  • Byron Croker
  • Michael Smith

NEEMO 4: September 23–27, 2002 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

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.

NEEMO 5: June 16–29, 2003 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 6: July 12–21, 2004 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 7: October 11–21, 2004 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 8: April 20–22, 2005 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 9: April 3–20, 2006 [link]

The NEEMO 9 Crew: Left to right (rear): Broderick, Williams; front: Stott, Garan.

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 10: July 22–28, 2006 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 11: September 16–22, 2006 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

  • Larry Ward
  • Roger Garcia

NEEMO 12: May 7–18, 2007 [link]

NEEMO 12 aquanaut Broderick works with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), called Scuttle.

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 13: August 6–15, 2007 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

NURC Support Crew:

NEEMO 14: May 10–23, 2010 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

Aquarius Reef Base support crew:

NEEMO 15: October 20–26, 2011 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

Aquarius Reef Base support crew:

DeepWorker 2000 submersible crew:

NEEMO 16: June 11–22, 2012 [link]

NASA Aquanaut Crew:

References [link]

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