The Aquarius Module Outline
HAB.A | Welcome to the Hab
What’s the world’s only underwater laboratory? It’s the Aquarius Habitat – the Hab – and you’ll learn some of what it’s for in this video!
HAB.B | What’s the Aquarius Habitat?
How does the Hab keep water out? How does the crew perform their jobs? Come on in and find out just what it’s like living 62 feet down for weeks at a time!
HAB.C | The Hab’s Main Mission
What is day to day life like 10 fathoms down? Can you get pizza delivered? How do you shower? What kind of work gets done on the Hab?
HAB.D | An Analogue for Space
How do you train for space at the bottom of the sea? The Hab is a great ‘analogue’ for the ISS – so what exactly does that mean?
HAB.E | Why Underwater?
Here’s a problem you might not face on Mars…sharks! Who knew training for space includes dodging underwater predators!
HAB.F | Aquanauts of the Hab
The Hab has been training aquanauts for twenty years. Here are two decades of NEEMO Missions at your fingertips!
HAB.G | The Hab Map
Sometimes living on the Hab feels like being a sardine, but the Hab is more than just a hollow tube. Have a look at our map of the components of the Hab. Explore!
HAB.H |Â Lesson Quizzes, Games & Bonus Questions
Congrats! You made it through the first module – so what have you learned? Let’s take a look and find out!
HAB.I | Dive Deeper
It’s time to dive deeper – here are some outside websites, books and apps so that you can learn more!
Your HAB Module Progress
Young Scientist Spotlight:
HANNAH HERBST
Alert: Cuteness Overload!
Cutest animal in the ocean? Keep your Sea Otter. Forget the Dumbo Octopus. Axolotl? Close, but no cigar.
The winner of the Cutest Sea Animal prize is the Leaf Sheep Slug.
Yes, a slug. This tiny (5mm) animal, found near the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan, looks like a cartoon sheep covered in bright green leaves with pinkish purple tips.
Bonus: it’s one of the only animals that can perform photosynthesis, thanks to all the algae it eats.
Beat that.