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We brake for nautilus! “We usually stopped what we were doing whenever we saw nautilus, b/c they are such amazing animals to watch,” said #VisioningCoralSea Chief Scientist Dr. Robin Beaman. This enigmatic cephalopod navigated the depths before dinosaurs roamed the Earth!

#MilitaryMonday Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson dredges an excavation site during a DPAA-led WWII recovery operation aboard USNS Salvor off the coast of Koror. 📸 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Thompson

#ThrowbackThursday “A sponge diver ready for action — Tarpon Springs, Fla.” A diver geared up for hours underwater harvesting sponges and marine life.

On #TDIH 1948, NACA pilot Herb Hoover became the first civilian pilot—and second pilot ever—to break the sound barrier. He was flying Bell X-1 No. 2.

#ThrowbackThursday 1906–1911: Diver William “Diver Bill” Walker spent nearly six hours a day in darkness beneath Winchester Cathedral, working by touch to shore up rotting foundations. Over five years, he reinforced the structure by hand—saving it from collapse.

Today marks 90 years since the first flight of the Spitfire!  On 5th March 1936, Captain Joseph ‘Mutt’ Summers piloted the first Supermarine Spitfire prototype, K5054, from Eastleigh Aerodrome After just eight minutes in the air, he famously declared, “Don’t change a thing.”

[WHAT A VIEW!] David Scott looks out on the #earth from his #Apollo9 command module March 1969 contactlight.de

Do you recognize this 111 years old aircraft ?

On this day in 1962, John H. Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth, doing so three times during the 4 hour, 55 minute, and 23 second spaceflight in his Mercury Friendship 7 spacecraft.

Study of Cave Diving Accidents Michel Ribera’s new work examines the history, statistics, and pathophysiology behind cave-diving incidents, turning hard lessons into practical prevention. 👉  indepthmag.com/book-review-st… #cavediving #techdiving #technicaldiving

The largest Octopus 🌊

“ National boundaries are not evident when we view the Earth from space.” #ArtemisI #ArtemisII #Artemis #Orion #Earth #Moon #PaleBlueDot contactlight.de forallmankind.de

Mathematically perfect, the fractal patterns in nature, of Gorgonian Octocorals 🪸 at mesophotic depths are little studied, yet evolving for millions of years 🧬 @joyceyujeanlee showcases nature’s intelligence and intricate beauty @mtaartsdesign Fulton Station, Manhattan, NYC 🧜‍♀️

Saturation diving for Marine Research - An excellent account by Dr. John Clarke 🤓 It is my hope and dream to be able to achieve excellent research using saturation diving as described here. johnclarkeonline.com/2026/01/30/sat…

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆  Långban Mine to USS Monitor — a deep tech dive history worth reading. See link.  indepthmag.com/mine-over-moni… #technicaldiving #wreckdiving #deepdives #indepth

January 30, 1967, "From this day forward, flight control will be known by two words - Tough and Competent" "We are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do" -Gene Kranz, The Kranz Dictum. to mission controllers after the #Apollo1 fire. contactlight.de

The ocean has distinct layers. One of the most fascinating and important is the Mesophotic Zone, where some light still penetrates allowing for biodiversity. But it's also known as the "Blindspot Zone" because of how challenging it is for humans to explore - too deep for surface diving to be efficient, too shallow for submersibles to be cost-effective. Luckily, subsea human habitats allow for the sustained exploration and observation of this critical zone. #DEEP #BlindspotZone #OceanExploration

The Apollo 1 Fire January 27, 1967: 59 years after a fire on the launchpad killed the three astronauts Remembering Grissom, White and Chaffee contactlight.de forallmankind.de

1968: Lovell, Anders & Borman become the first to orbit the Moon and show humanity the “Earthrise.” 2026: Wiseman, Glover, Koch & Hansen follow their path with Artemis II. Same Moon. New generation. Same courage. 🌕🚀 contactlight.de forallmankind.de

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 (Michael Menduno Tribute Issue) Read the full article HERE: indepthmag.com/more-people-ha… #CaveDiving #TechnicalDiving #Exploration