American Experience

Sealab

Sealab tells the little-known story of the daring program that tested the limits of human endurance and revolutionized undersea exploration.

George Bond: Diving Pioneer

1m

George Bond studied the bodily effects of deep sea diving and shepherded the development of saturation diving. A doctor and a navy officer, he spearheaded Sealab I, II and III.

Previews + Extras

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    Scott Carpenter: Astronaut to Aquanaut

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    An American astronaut and an aquanaut, Scott Carpenter was part of Project Mercury and operated the Aurora 7 spacecraft, which orbited the earth three times. He also joined U.S. Navy’s SEALAB project and stayed underwater for a record of 30 days.

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    Sealab: Trailer

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    In 1969 off the California coast, a US Navy crane carefully lowered a massive tubular structure into the waters. An audacious feat of engineering — a pressurized underwater habitat, designed for an elite group of divers to spend days or even months at a stretch living and working on the ocean floor. The little-known story of the daring program that tested the limits of human endurance.

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