NEEMO

Aquarius

NEEMO, an acronym for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, is a NASA program for studying human survival in preparation for future space exploration. The missions are conducted out of the NOAA's underwater laboratory, Aquarius.

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  Floorplan of Aquarius.
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  External view of Aquarius.

Expeditions

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  First NEEMO expedition crew: From left to right, in front is Mike Lopez-Alegria and Bill Todd, in back is Mike Gernhardt and Dave Williams.
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  Equipped with SCUBA gear, the NEEMO-6 crewmembers arrive at the Aquarius habitat following a session of underwater extravehicular activity (EVA). From the left (back row) are Herrington and astronaut Doug Wheelock. From the left (front row) are biomedical engineer Tara Ruttley and astronaut Nick Patrick.
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  Astronaut/aquanaut Doug Wheelock appears to be flying as he egresses waterlab in the waters off the Florida Keys as part of NEEMO 6 activity.
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  Crew members for the ninth NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission prepare for a night dive off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Canadian Astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams (right rear) leads the crew, which includes astronaut/aquanauts Ronald J. Garan Jr. (right front) and Nicole P. Stott (left front), and University of Cincinnati physician Tim Broderick (left rear).
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  NEEMO 5 crew members are pictured in the bunkroom aboard the Aquarius research habitat. They are (top, left to right) astronaut Garrett E. Reisman and NASA scientist Emma Hwang; (middle) astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, commander; and Clayton C. Anderson; and (bottom) habitat technicians James Talacek and Ryan Snow, employees of the National Undersea Research Center (NURC).
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  Aquanaut Dr. Timothy J. Broderick of the University of Cincinnati works with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), called Scuttle, during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) for NEEMO 12.