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Could I go deep sea diving in an astronaut's space suit?

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Astronauts train underwater in a 40' deep tank at the Johnson Space Center, but they have scuba divers to assist them. Space suits are air tight (of course) but not really designed for underwater use. read more

A space suit is much warmer then a normal deep-sea diving suit; and includes extra warm clothes and insulation material to prevent the user from freezing in sub-zero temperatures. read more

The deep-sea diving programme NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) is based out of Aquarius, a habitat located 3.5 miles off Key Largo, Florida, in 19m of water (hatch depth 14m). Providing around 37sq m of living and working space, this is the world's only permanent undersea laboratory. read more

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