RocketSTEM Issue #13 - September 2016 | Page 104

Aquanauts splash down The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 21 mission was conducted this summer as an international crew of aquanauts splashed down to the undersea Aquarius Reef Base, located 62 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The NEEMO 21 crew performed research both inside and outside the habitat during the 16-day simulated space mission. Credit: NASA