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Author	Topic: Man in the Sea Museum (Carpenter's Sealab)
BMacKinnon Member Posts: 230 From: Waterford, MI. USA Registered: Jul 2007	posted 04-17-2009 11:51 AM Last week I was on vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida and found the Man in the Sea Museum. And sitting outside is the actual Sealab 1 that Scott Carpenter was part of but due to an accident he did not dive on it. If you are in the area and you have any interest in underwater diving it is worth stopping to see! The museum has the book, "Sea Dwellers: The Humor, Drama and Tragedy of the U.S. Navy Sealab Progam" available. A very interesting and informative read - written by Bob Barth one of the Navy Divers who was involved with the Sealab program and is still actively diving today! It has a forward by Scott Carpenter, too! They have copies signed by Mr. Barth available also.
E2M Lem Man Member Posts: 846 From: Los Angeles CA. USA Registered: Jan 2005	posted 04-27-2009 04:28 PM Sealab-1 occurred before Carpenter was involved - wasn't it? He dived on two and three was almost ready when a death occurred - and it never happened. J.M. Busby
BMacKinnon Member Posts: 230 From: Waterford, MI. USA Registered: Jul 2007	posted 04-28-2009 04:41 PM Carpenter was involved with Sealab1 and was set to dive on it but he was injured in a motor scooter accident so he couldn't dive during Sealab1. He did dive on Sealab2 and stayed on the bottom as part of 2 different crews and he was also set to be part of Sealab3 until the loss of the diver on the bottom due to equipment problem. The divers, including Carpenter, were at the forefront of what is common practice today with saturation diving. The only difference today is that the divers do not live on the bottom. As a certified diver and a space enthusiast I thought my fellow CS'ers might be interested in this due to the Carpenter connection.

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