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The one addition I'd like to see on other next gen DSVs is a docking ring. This new wave of science vehicles should be able to dock with deep sea outposts on the abyssal plain at 2-3 miles down, perhaps near the edge of a vast trench, so that less time, air and battery power would be wasted on the descent and ascent.

Such a science outpost would not be accessible by divers as the pressure at that depth isn't survivable, not with any exotic gas mixture. It would be very much like space; you'd need to protect the human occupants from ever coming into direct contact with the outside element. This means docking rings rather than moon pools and a new generation of titanium Newt Suits rather than traditional diving gear.

Now showing: Flight of the Aquanaut

Next up: Aliens of the Deep

After that: The Aquatic Life of Dennis Chamberland


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