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Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30 ... TEKTITE-II all-female team, led by Earle, in rebreather training. Career. Earle was a Radcliffe Institute Scholar (1967–1969).
The Tektite habitat was designed and built by General Electric Company Space Division at the Valley Forge Space Technology Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. [citation needed] The Project Engineer who was responsible for the design of the habitat was Brooks Tenney, Jr. Tenney also served as the underwater Habitat Engineer on the International Mission, the last mission on the Tektite II ...
The Tektite II missions were carried out in 1970. Tektite II comprised ten missions lasting 10 to 20 days with four scientists and an engineer on each mission. One of these missions included the first all-female aquanaut team, led by Dr. Sylvia Earle.
At the time of Earle's wish, less than 1% of the ocean was protected. Earle advocated for the creation of a system of parks like the national park system in the United States. The goal of the Hope Spot campaign is raise public support, gain the attention of leaders and policy makers, and ultimately create enough Hope Spots to protect 20% of the ...
[7] [8] Tektite II also studied the psychological aspects of living in such confinement. [8] Scientific aquanauts include Sylvia Earle, Jonathan Helfgott, Joseph B. MacInnis, [9] Dick Rutkowski, Phil Nuytten, and about 700 others, including the crew members (many of them astronauts) of NASA's NEEMO missions at the Aquarius underwater laboratory.
Scott Carpenter Sylvia Earle displays samples to aquanaut inside TEKTITE Albert Falco in 2011 Michael Gernhardt Karen Kohanowich Sunita Williams. Aquanaut – Diver who remains at depth underwater for longer than 24 hours Astronauts – Commander, pilot, or crew member of a spacecraft
Dr. Sylvia Earle tries on a construction helmet found in plastic debris on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge-- the 'window' into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Dr. Earle was instrumental in forwarding the cause of protecting this special area. Photo credit: Bonnie L. Campbell/USFWS: Date: 8 January 2012, 16:54: Source
1 I was on the Tektite II program with Dr. Sylvia Earle as the on-surface chamber Technician. My Name is Sharon Dodge from Marysville, Washington at that time and now on Camano Island, Washington. My Name is Sharon Dodge from Marysville, Washington at that time and now on Camano Island, Washington.