Fabien Cousteau, grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, is proposing the construction of The Proteus, an underwater 4,000-square-foot modular lab off the coast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
CNN reports:
"Designed as a two-story circular structure grounded to the ocean floor on stilts, Proteus' protruding pods contain laboratories, personal quarters, medical bays and a moon pool where divers can access the ocean floor. Powered by wind and solar energy, and ocean thermal energy conversion, the structure will also feature the first underwater greenhouse for growing food, as well as a video production facility.
"The Proteus is intended to be the underwater version of the International Space Station (ISS), where government agencies, scientists, and the private sector can collaborate in the spirit of collective knowledge, irrespective of borders."
Not only do you have the potential for Underwater-style Earth-based adventures, but this idea of a submerged 'space station' could easily be transposed to any alien planet with a large body of water.
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