{CaptionsBy}    InDyne, Inc.

{LastEditor}    Anita Barrett

{ScannedBy}     Seven/Still Photo Imaging

{author}        NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

{date}          22-Apr-2000

{description}   - The one-man submarine known as DeepWorker 2000 is tested in
                Atlantic waters near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Nearby are divers;
                inside the sub is the pilot, Anker Rasmussen. The sub is being
                tested on its ability to duplicate the sometimes hazardous job
                United Space Alliance (USA) divers perform to recover the
                expended boosters in the ocean after a launch. The boosters
                splash down in an impact area about 140 miles east of
                Jacksonville and after recovery are towed back to KSC for
                refurbishment by the specially rigged recovery ships. DeepWorker
                2000 will be used in a demonstration during retrieval operations
                after the upcoming STS-101 launch. The submarine pilot will
                demonstrate capabilities to cut tangled parachute riser lines
                using a manipulator arm and attach a Diver Operator Plug to
                extract water and provide flotation for the booster. DeepWorker
                2000 was built by Nuytco Research Ltd., North Vancouver, British
                Columbia. It is 8.25 feet long, 5.75 feet high, and weighs 3,800
                pounds. USA is a prime contractor to NASA for the Space Shuttle
                program.

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{title}         A new one-man submarine is tested as vehicle for solid rocket
                booster retrieval

{type}          Image

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