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Photo of Kaitlyn Beardshear on top of DSV Alvin. Kaitlyn is an Alvin Swimmer helping in the vehicle recovery process after a dive. Credit: Kaitlyn Beardshear, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Water Planet Exploration: The Youngest Pilot Of DSV Alvin

by Keith CowingJanuary 4, 2025

The Wood Holes Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) recently announced the newest human-occupied vehicle (HOV) Alvin pilot, Kaitlyn Beardshear.  

On July 21, 2022, Alvin swimmers Molly Smith and Kaitlyn Beardshear signal main latch release before deployment. The sub is preparing to make the deepest dive ever in its 58-year history, north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Image by: Ken Kostel/ © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, People Of Astrobiology, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Human-occupied Submersible Alvin Makes A Historic Dive

by Keith CowingJuly 21, 2022January 4, 2025

Today, the human-occupied submersible Alvin made history when it successfully reached a depth of 6,453 meters (nearly 4 miles) in the Puerto Rico Trench, north of San Juan, P.R. This […]

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Water Planet Exploration: The Youngest Pilot Of DSV Alvin

Human-occupied Submersible Alvin Makes A Historic Dive

UKs Key Habitable Worlds Observatory Instrument In NASA’s Hunt For Earth-like Worlds

50 Years After Viking 1: The Mission That Changed The Search For Life On Mars

Offworld Science Training: From Lava Fields To Antarctica, Students Pave The Way For Artemis Moon Missions

Cliffs Of Ice On Mars

Brines Discovered In A Meteorite From A Primitive CM Asteroid