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SPACE EXPLORATIONHUMAN LIFE SCIENCE

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THE PROMISEBlue Abyss is among the most ground-breaking projects of its time. Designed to support the commercial diving, remote operated vehicle, human spaceflight and human life science sectors, Blue Abyss promises to be Europes premier extreme environment research, development and training facility.

This unique aquatic centre will house the worlds largest and deepest indoor pool, alongside: hyper and hypobaric chambers; the Kuehnegger Human Performance Centre; a micro-gravity simulation suspension suite for replicating the effects of weightlessness and hypo-gravity; amphitheatre and classrooms; cafeteria and 120-bed hotel.

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ASTRONAUTS AND OTHER SPACE PROFESSIONALS WILL WANT TO COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO USE THE MASSIVE, YET CONTROLLED, ENVIRONMENT TO REDUCE RISK IN SPACE. I CAN SEE PLENTY OF INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND BUSINESS VENTURES STARTING LIFE WITHIN BLUE ABYSS. DR HELEN SHARMANFIRST BRITISH CITIZEN IN SPACE

50m at deepest point

Training/experience mock-ups

Pool 50m x 40m on surface

Multi-level functionality including Astrolab at 12m

Crane and lifting platform (30 tonnes)

Full onsite mission control, hypo and hyperbaric chambers

/ THE MULTI-LEVEL POOL WILL CONTAIN 38,000M3 OF WATER, EXCEEDING ALL OTHER FACILITIES IN EXISTENCE BOTH IN TERMS OF VOLUME AND DEPTH.

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Blue Abyss is designed to cater for Space environment simulation on one hand, and freediving on the other, with a huge variety of applications in between.

Manufacturers can test whole Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) assemblies and researchers can evaluate new diving equipment and the effects of prolonged periods of submersion on the body. Commercial and recreational divers can conduct their training at various depths, while freedivers can also test their mettle in the 50m deep shaft.

/ Offshore and inshore oil, gas and renewables

/ Civil engineering

/ Salvage

/ Emergency services and military

/ Marine research

/ Archaeology

/ Exploration

/ Simultaneous operations with ROVs

/ Human spaceflight (government)

/ Commercial human spaceflight

/ Reward and gift experience days

/ Corporate team-building Missions

/ Recreational diving / Freediving / TV and film production

/ Extreme environment research

/ Terrestrial healthcare

/ Aerospace research and development

/ Elite performance training

/ Oil, gas and renewables

/ Civil engineering

/ Salvage

/ Emergency services and military

/ Marine

/ Research

/ Archaeology

/ Exploration

/ Space

/ Simultaneous operations with divers

COMMERCIAL DIVING

SPACE EXPLORATION

AND MORE:

HUMAN LIFE SCIENCE

REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLES

THE POSSIBILITIESBlue Abyss is a truly pioneering project that will extend the possibilities for education, commercial and scientific research, development and training beyond anything that exists today.

Imagine the perfect training environment: a safe, highly supervised indoor space available year-round, day and night. The pool will have controls to mimic sea and lighting conditions and the capacity to insert large training craft. It will house a 30-tonne crane, tie-down points and lifting platforms, and offer roof access for larger items. Its multiple depths allow for separate activities to occur simultaneously, and high-definition cameras will capture it all.

These facilities will enable the pool to be customised for a huge range of uses and facilitate the most realistic testing, training and operational exercises.

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/ THE POOL WILL EMULATE THE FEELING OF BEING IN SPACE, WHILST ALSO BEING ABLE TO SIMULATE DEEP SEA CONDITIONS FOR MARINE RESEARCH, EXPLORATION AND TRAINING.

/ BLUE ABYSS WILL PROVIDE A SAFE AND CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT WITH THE SUPPORT OF A HIGHLY-QUALIFIED DIVE TEAM AND SUPERVISORS.

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/ Blue Abyss will be customisable for a huge range of uses for customers and industries, including:

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DON YOUR VIRTUAL WETSUIT AND JOIN US BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE WORLDS LARGEST AND DEEPEST INDOOR POOL. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO BEGIN THE EXPERIENCE

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Emma Farrell Freediver and Author BLUE ABYSS FREEDIVING CONSULTANT

Andy Torbet Extreme Explorer and TV Presenter BLUE ABYSS DIVING CONSULTANT

THE PEOPLEThe Blue Abyss team is a diverse and driven group of experts. With their proven track records in business management, finance, human life science, human spaceflight, education and health and fitness, our team has been carefully assembled to secure the future of Blue Abyss. We also proudly boast a network of high-profile consultants and supporters.

Professor Walter Kuehnegger Principal Investigator NASA Apollo Lunar Exploration Ergonomics BLUE ABYSS AEROSPACE CONSULTANT

Dr. Scott Parazynski Veteran NASA Astronaut BLUE ABYSS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Anu Ojha OBE Director UK National Space Academy President Astronautic Records Commission, Federation Aeronautique Internationale BLUE ABYSS EDUCATION CONSULTANT

Professor Juergen Wenzel Professor of Aerospace Medicine, Technical University of Berlin BLUE ABYSS AEROSPACE CONSULTANT

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FOR THOSE WITH THE COURAGE TO GET INVOLVED, BLUE ABYSS IS AN OPEN PORTAL WITH A THOUSAND NEW PATHS LEADING INTO THE UNKNOWN, AND I CANT WAIT TO DIVE IN. ANDY TORBET, EXTREME EXPLORER AND BBC TV PRESENTER

/ To be part of a pioneering future for marine and Space exploration contact@blueabyss.uk

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Blue Abyss is a truly pioneering project that could extend the possibilities for education, recreation and scientific research beyond anything that exists today.

You could be part of it.

Contact us to discuss the possibilities. contact@blueabyss.uk

Its human nature to stretch, to go, to see, to understand. Exploration is not a choice really; its an imperative.Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut

A PIONEERING FUTURE FOR MARINE AND SPACE EXPLORATION