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Sealab, underneath the sea2024 Aug 29
Growing up on science fiction, most of the stories took place on Earth, out in space, or on distant worlds. But there were always a few stories that looked down at our own oceans for their settings. Seaquest DSV, The Abyss, and Sphere are the three that first come to mind, plus of course the Adult Swim re-animated spoof, Sealab 2021.
But far less famous are our nation's actual deep sea living attempts, a series of three Sealab bases on the ocean floor in the 60s. Why this aquanaut program never captured the public's attention like its twin in space did I'll leave as an exercise for the reader, but as I've only recently learned of the program's existence, it's fair to say that humanity probably will not be colonizing the ocean anytime soon.
Growing up on science fiction, most of the stories took place on Earth, out in space, or on distant worlds. But there were always a few stories that looked down at our own oceans for their settings. Seaquest DSV, The Abyss, and Sphere are the three that first come to mind, plus of course the Adult Swim re-animated spoof, Sealab 2021.
But far less famous are our nation's actual deep sea living attempts, a series of three Sealab bases on the ocean floor in the 60s. Why this aquanaut program never captured the public's attention like its twin in space did I'll leave as an exercise for the reader, but as I've only recently learned of the program's existence, it's fair to say that humanity probably will not be colonizing the ocean anytime soon.