Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea

Re:Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the... by Tepix on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @06:26AM (#24281089)

There sure is a lot to discover below the surface of our oceans.

I recently watched "Diving Deep" https://de.oceanfilmtour.com/en/movies/volume-7/diving-deep/ a documentary (part of the Ocean Film Tour 2020) about Mike deGruy, an ocean cinematographer.

deGruy showed what the chemicals that were used to disperse the oil during the Deepwater Horizon spill did to the life on the ocean floor. The chemicals removed the oil from the surface of the ocean (where it was visible), but made a mess below the surface. A wakeup call for sure.

He also appears to have been a really nice, fun guy.

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Re:Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the... by techwarrior on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @06:37AM (#24281138)

Completely support this. Grew up loving his father's programs and I think we should invest more in saving our planet than going to Mars.

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Re:Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the... by solarengineer on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @07:51AM (#24281563)

Those who understand rocket engineering can’t just be asked to switch to something else, though. In any case, there has been a lot of evidence that humans’ foray into space has led to a lot of innovation of technologies that we’ve used here on Earth.

We also should have a plan B as a species.

I’m of the camp that believes we should go to space and also focused on saving the Earth.

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