NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger tests different ways to anchor to the surface of an asteroid on a simulated spacewalk on the ocean floor during the NEEMO 16 mission.
NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) aquanauts test and develop surface operations. Photo released June 13, 2012.
The aquanauts of NEEMO 16 mission pose for a group picture on the first day of the mission, June 11, 2012.
NEEMO 16 participants enter the water on Day 1 of the mission, June 11, 2012.
NEEMO 16 participants seen outside and inside Aquarius on Day 1 of the mission, June 11, 2012.
NEEMO 16 participants seen outside and inside Aquarius on Day 1 of the mission, June 11, 2012.
NASA posted this photo of NEEMO 16 activities taken on June 12, 2012. They wrote: "Dottie suiting as EV1 MD2."
An underwater camera floats on June 13, 2012, as part of the NEEMO 16 mission.
NEEMO 16 divers pose with mini-sub on June 13, 2012, the third day of the mission.
A miniature submarine operates during the NEEMO 16 mission. Photo taken June 13, 2012.
A NEEMO 16 diver is seen with the sub in the background. Photo taken on June 14, 2012, day four of the mission.
ESA Astronaut Timothy Peake (left) and NASA astronaut Dorothy Lindenburger (right) testing the installation of a Geophysicial Array on an Asteroid. Tim is secured by the feet to a Portable Foot Restraint carried by a mini Sub (piloted by NASA astronaut Serena Aunon, simulating a Space Exploration Vehicle, While Dottie is wearing a Jetpack.
ESA astronaut Timothy Peake during his video conference communication from Aquarius with the UK Space Environment Conference about UK Research & Education for Space and Terrestrial Benefit, in Aberdeen, Scottland.
Herve Stevenin as NEEMO Working Diver, close to the Aquarius "eye" during the NEEMO 16 mission. A Jules Verne dream dive.
A NEEMO 16 EVA Crew GO for Asteroid Exploration. From left to right: NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Andrew Abercromby (NASA Deputy Project Manager for the Multi Mission Space Exploration Vehicle) and ESA astronaut Timothy Peake.
This picture was taken during the splash down of the NEEMO 16 Aquanauts (ESA Astronaut Timothy Peake, NASA Astronaut Dorothy Lindenburger, NEEMO 15 & 16 Aquanaut Steve Squyres and JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui heading down to their Aquarius habitat for an immersed exploration mission of 12 days.
