"Aquanauts". "Water sailors". Since the water is implied by the sailor bit (astronauts and aeronauts being effectively "sailors but in space"/"sailors but on the air"), couldn't we just say.... "Nauts"? Or, to stick more closely to the Greek, "Nautes"?
The deepest dive record claim is really interesting. I was curious if I could some more context around it. Lo and behold, the deepest dive records I can find by anyone, regardless of gender or whether or not it’s with scuba, and all of which are modern, aren’t that deep. I wonder what AOs source is.
Correct. The record is for "deepest untethered sea walk", and the JIM suit is generally classified as a submersible, similar to a one-person submarine.
scuba units are usually defined as a breathing apparatus that deliver breathable gas at ambient pressure. The life support system inside a hard suit deliver breathable gas at atmospheric pressure.
It's a space mission analogue environment, with an expectation of minimal real estate, you're looking at a self contained "living module" as opposed to a science module.
