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A great talk from Emma Farrell yesterday and Andy Torbet and Kelvin Murray got together with Emma to pose and show off their polo shirts

@gofreediving’s Emma Farrell at the dive show. Speaking about our combined plans

Who's going?
https://www.godivingshow.com/
Talk to Andy Torbet, Emma Farrell and Kelvin Murray. All of whom are Blue Abyss supporters

Our new home! Exciting times ahead.

Some terrestrial benefits from human space flight research:
During the festive season where we often overindulge and relax, spare a thought to those on the International Space Station (ISS) doing their daily 2 hours of exercise (1). Maybe now the recommended 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity (2) every week and strength exercises on 2 or more days a week doesn't seem quite so unattainable? The countermeasures to physiological deconditioning starts before missions to the ...
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For those interested in the latest Soyuz launch to the ISS
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#p ublic

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) are currently in the preparatory phase of a commitment to a ‘Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)’. There is a clear message of sharing data, knowledge and involvement at all levels, including supporting the involvement of ‘developing small island states and the least developed countries’. It is to directly benefit best practices and use of the oceans resources in the shor...
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Speakers from across Europe are making their way to Birmingham next weekend for an advanced diving conference! The conference includes a presentation and Q&A session from the dive team involved with Tham Luang, Thailand cave rescue. #EUROTEK2018 are encouraging attendees from across the diving community and promise to empower, educate and enthuse! https://eurotek.uk.com/

Our friend's over at NewSpace People, the space industry's fastest growing network, are receiving nominations for the 2018 People's NewSpace Awards thick and fast!
Last year Blue Abyss and its CEO, John Vickers were nominated for the People's NewSpace Awards 2017 and achieved a great result with Blue Abyss making the top 10 out of 100 in the Most Admired Companies in the Global Space Industry 2017 category and CEO, John Vickers ranking 14th out of 200 in the Most Admired Busi...ness Leader in the Global Space Industry 2017 category!
If you like what Blue Abyss is trying to achieve, we'd be really grateful if you took a minute or two to vote for us and our founder John Vickers here: https://newspacepeople.com/vote
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep #NewSpace #GlobalSpaceIndustry
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Sir Richard Branson has said that Virgin Galactic is "weeks" away from its first trip to space!
SpaceX unveiled its plans for a mission to fly the first private passenger around the Moon in 2023.
And Jeff Bezos has said his space travel firm Blue Origin will launch a manned mission into space by 2019.
... So who do you think will win the commercial space race?
Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-4579640 3
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep #CommercialSpaceRace
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NASA Launches Solar Probe Mission to Kiss the Sun!
On August the 12th NASA's Parker Solar Probe was launched. The Parker Solar Probe is set to fly faster than any other craft and will fly through the sun's atmosphere.
The measurements that the probe will take there will give scientists information about the inner workings of Earths sun.
... Do you know what temperature the surface of the sun reaches?
For further information about the mission and more pictures of the launch click here:
https://www.space.com/41454-nasa-parker-s olar-probe-launche…
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep
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NASA wants you to build your own Mars Rover!
The Curiosity Mars Rover cost billions but according to NASA, you could 'DIY' a scaled-down version at home using off-the-shelf parts for around £1900!
It is very unlikely that your homemade Rovers would survive Mars but by making the Mars Rover plans open-source and asking the public to build their own units, NASA hopes to inspire the creation of a fleet of Rovers.
... Who's in?!
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/…/nasa-wants-you-t o-build-your-own-ma…/
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep #NASA
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This week Prof Dr Walter Kuehnegger will achieve the milestone age of 90 years!
The whole team at Blue Abyss takes' great pleasure in wishing Prof Dr Walter Kuehnegger a very happy birthday and would like to say a big thank you for being a wonderful friend and great supporter of Blue Abyss since the very beginning!
Find out more about Prof Dr Walter Kuehnegger's incredible career and achievements here: https://nationalspaceacademy.org/…/345- prof-dr-walter-keuhn…
... #BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep
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On the 3rd of August NASA announced the nine US astronauts, that will crew the first human launches from the United States since 2011.
With eight NASA astronauts and one Boeing astronaut assigned to the first test flights and operational missions for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, we will see the beginning of a new public-private partnership of human spaceflight.
Read more about the assignments and the ...crew here: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep #NASA #NASAastronauts #SpaceX #Boeing
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John Vickers, CEO and Founder of Blue Abyss was interviewed recently by Ryan Laird for @Spaceoneers about his plans for the worlds first commercial astronaut training centre.
You can read the full interview here: https://bit.ly/2zpR0iz ‚Äé
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep

Is it possible that the colonization of the Moon could begin as early as 2023?!
Read more here: https://futurism-com.cdn.ampproject.org/‚ Ķ/moon-coloniz‚Ķ/amp/
... #BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep
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Watch the launch live!
This morning a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 17th mission of a Dragon spacecraft on SpaceX’s 15th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station.
Launch time: 0941 GMT (5:41 a.m. EDT)... Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Watch the SpaceX CRS-15 Cargo Mission launch to the international space station live here: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep #SpaceX #NASA
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NASA's latest image of Jupiter reminiscent of a Van Gogh?
Who knew NASA was in the Art business!
Take a closer look at this amazing picture of Jupiter's turbulent cloud formations and a close up of a 'Blue Dune' here:
... http://www.foxnews.com/…/nasas-new-pict ure-jupiter-is-stunn…
#BlueAbyss #FlyHighDiveDeep #BlueDune
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