Add this to the list of Sci-Fi headlines being brought to life. Planning is underway for Proteus, a 12 person underwater research lab.
Via CNet:
Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the legendary explorer Jacques, has announced plans to change that. Cousteau has pitched a new installation called Proteus and it’s designed to become the “underwater version of the International Space Station.”
The 4,000-square-foot Proteus will be four times larger than any previous underwater station. Researchers will be able to live, eat, and work for weeks at a time. Inside will be research labs, sleeping quarters, a video production studio, and of course a moon pool to get in and out of the water easily. Interestingly, they’re also expecting to have a greenhouse, the first of its kind in an underwater station.
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