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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati dons his wet suit before heading for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. Broderick is part of the team, which includes astronauts Dave Williams, Nicole Stott (at right) and Ron Garan, working on a 17-day undersea mission as part of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. Williams is team lead. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. The undersea laboratory is situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface.