
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) team is ready to begin their 17-day undersea mission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. From left are Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati and astronauts Nicole Stott, Dave Williams (team lead) and Ron Garan. 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.
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April 3, 2006
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