By Dr. M, on  February 3rd, 2010 Vessels and Equipment alvin, exploration, manned, NASA, Obama, robot, ROV, Sealink, shutle, space, submersible, unmanned The internets is consumed recently with the Obama administration’s choice to cut funding for NASA manned space exploration. Manned missions to the moon or development of the technologies needed to go mars…gone. A lot of people are quite distraught about this decision believing it a poor course for the future. ”The decision has been condemned . . . → Read More: Manned or Unmanned?
By Dr. M, on  May 31st, 2009 Expeditions, Giant Isopod, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment alvin, deep sea, exploration, Giant Isopod, Harbor Branch Ocenaographic Institution, Johnson Sea Link, JSL, submarine, submersible My first submersible dive happened off Rum Cay in the Bahamas in the JSL. Despite my large size, I do not remember feeling cramped inside the soda can-sized sub. The entire time I pressed my face against a 15-centimeter porthole, my cheek against the cool glass and eyes focused on the three meters of illuminated . . . → Read More: JSL and Giant Isopods
Now that you’ve toyed with the new Ocean layer in Google Earth 5.0, and learned to dive below sea level, you’re asking yourself, … what’s next? Where can I go? What can I do? You’ve got the fever, and the only prescription is …. more cowbell ! – REPOST FROM OCTOBER 8, 2008 There’s been . . . → Read More: Pimp your Google Ocean
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