Conshelf II underwater habitat project
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Conshelf II was a pioneering 1963 underwater habitat experiment led by Jacques Cousteau that tested human living and working for extended periods on the seafloor, advancing the concept of undersea colonization.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conshelf series of Cousteau experiments | 1 |
| Conshelf II | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
saturation diving experiment
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underwater habitat project ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of modern saturation diving
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public awareness of undersea exploration ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| depth | about 10 meters ⓘ |
| duration | several weeks ⓘ |
| experimentalSubject |
human adaptation to high-pressure underwater environments
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logistics of supplying an underwater habitat ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
marine science
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oceanography ⓘ underwater engineering ⓘ |
| followedBy | Conshelf III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Conshelf I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
to advance the concept of undersea colonization
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to test human living on the seafloor for extended periods ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demonstrated feasibility of long-duration undersea stays
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provided medical and physiological data on living under pressure ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
artificial lighting and life-support systems underwater
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pressurized living quarters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deep Cabin habitat
NERFINISHED
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Starfish House habitat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | pioneering undersea habitat experiment ⓘ |
| inception | 1963 ⓘ |
| influenced |
NASA and other agencies’ saturation living studies
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later undersea habitat projects ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Conshelf I underwater habitat experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Jacques Cousteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrOnPhysicalFeature | seafloor ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
extended underwater work
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human undersea habitation ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | featured in films by Jacques Cousteau ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Jacques Cousteau
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team of French aquanauts ⓘ |
| operator | Cousteau’s team of aquanauts ⓘ |
| partOf | Conshelf program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
aquanauts living underwater for weeks
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continuous seafloor occupation by humans ⓘ |
| startTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| startTimeQualifier | early 1960s ⓘ |
| use | saturation diving techniques ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studying marine life from a fixed seafloor base
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testing tools and procedures for underwater work ⓘ |
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Conshelf series of Cousteau experiments