NEEMO
6, Day 1
John Herrington | "Greetings
from beneath the surface of the sea. What a fantastic day it
has been."
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NEEMO
6, Day 1
Topside Team | "The
6th NEEMO mission has officially begun with a 10:16 EST 'splashdown'
of the crew."
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NEEMO
6, Day 2
John Herrington | "I
have the bow window at my feet and the bow lights are turned
on bright. What's amazing is the number of small animals that
inhabit this water. Tiny creatures flittering about like bugs
under the porch light on a hot summer night."
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NEEMO
6, Day 2
Topside Team | "At
about 10:16 a.m. this morning, the NEEMO 6 crew had been in
saturation for 24 hours."
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NEEMO
6, Day 3
John Herrington | "Do
you ever recall sitting down with a box of Tinkertoys, piled
high on the living room floor? Remember taking each piece and
meticulously putting them together?"
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NEEMO
6, Day 3
Topside Team | "Ever
wonder how the crew knows what it is they are supposed to do
when they are in space, or in our case underwater?"
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NEEMO
6, Day 4
John Herrington | "Even
down here, I am tied to my computer. I'm using a small handheld
device to capture my daily routine as well as my schedule and
e-mail."
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NEEMO
6, Day 4
Topside Team | "Standing
tall and proud on the shifting white sands meters from the Aquarius
habitat lies a glistening new visitor to the reef today."
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NEEMO
6, Days 5 and 6
John Herrington | "So where
is the Day 5 journal you ask? Well, some days you just can't
fit in everything that you would like."
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NEEMO
6, Days 5 and 6
Topside Team | "The bones
throughout your body are constantly being torn down and rebuilt
throughout your lifetime. This is a natural process that keeps
them healthy."
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NEEMO
6, Day 7
Topside Team | "One of
the crewmembers confided last night that he was 'forever changed
by this experience.' We know what he means."
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NEEMO
6, Day 8
Topside Team | "NEEMO
6 is almost in the history books. They have had a very successful
and rewarding mission, which has run the gamut from investigating
new engineering hardware, software and procedures, to learning
to be proxy scientists on the coral reef outside their home."
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NEEMO
6, Day 9
Doug Wheelock | "It is
with mixed emotions that I prepare for my last night aboard
Aquarius. She's a fine ship and a national treasure. We've left
Aquarius in excellent condition and ready for all of you future
aquanauts out there."
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NEEMO
6, Day 9
Topside Team | "The NEEMO
6 mission ended yesterday morning on a gorgeous, flat calm Florida
day. The crew finished deco and were guided slowly to the surface
by a pair of safety divers."
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NEEMO
6, Day 9
John Herrington | "Most
often the solution to a problem lies in seeing how all of the
pieces fit together. I believe living and working underwater
or over the planet does just that, it gives us the big picture."
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NEEMO
6, Day 10
Tara Ruttley | "This
NEEMO mission has given me the most unique perspective of how
flight hardware should be handled in a way that no other engineering
training, academic course work or flight hardware laboratory
could provide."
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NEEMO
6, Day 10
John Herrington | "Our tenth
morning onboard was a flurry of activity: packing our remaining
clothing, clearing the bunks of our linens, vacuuming, wiping
down the surfaces with antiseptic spray, and pretty much trying
to stay out of the way of the three hab technicians we have
with us."
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