SEALAB I: A PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY ACCOUNT
Abstract
The author was the medical officer participant in the group of four men who spent ten days in the underwater habitation designated SEALAB I in July- August 1964. This is a day by day account of the experiences and problems encountered by the author during the preparation for the experiences and problems encountered by the author during the preparation for the experiment, beginning on 28 April, and during the actual time underwater and during the ascent to the surface and the period of decompression, terminating on the first of August. This particular submarine-qualified medical officer was chosen for this assignment in the SEALAB I project because of his previous training in the fields of marine biology and diving medicine. This personal account is published at this time as a part of the record of the SEALAB series of projects, which are part of the larger Man-in-the-Sea Program. He describes what they ate, how they slept, details of their sorties into the ocean around them; problems due to contamination of their atmosphere; the fish and marine life observed through their portholes or encountered in their excursions outside the SEALAB; as well as their psychological states, their relationships with each other, and their communications with both the support personnel topside and their families at home.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 30, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0635656
Entities
People
- Robert E. Thompson