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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1968

Page

5

Aquanauts Prepare for 60 Day Sealab III Ocean Mission

Aquanauts prepare to live 620 feet below the ocean surface for Sealab III a 60 day program off San Clemente Island near Long Beach Calif. Five teams will rotate 12 day shifts in a 57 foot long habitat to test diving systems and operations for deep sea exploration and potential civilian spin offs.

William J. Cromie World Book Science Service Long Beach Calif San Clemente Island Los Angeles U.S. Navy Canada Britain Australia Space Navy Cdr Jackson Tomsky U.S France Walter Mazzone Sealab III Mazzone Sealab Aquanauts Aerospace Congress Earth

Sealab III Aquanauts Prepares for Deep Ocean Habitat

The article profiles Sealab III as aquanauts prepare to live at 600 feet using saturation diving. It covers costs, equipment including helium atmosphere, decompression, and the risks of pressure, with quotes from Chief Aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter and others.

Barrett Shelton Decatur Daily Decatur Alabama Shelton The Daily America Great Britain Lynn C. Fowler South Central Bell Telephone Co U.S Navy Scott Carpenter Donald Duck Robert Barth San Diego Donald “‘Smitty Schmitt Tuscon Carpenter George Bond Sealab

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