After collecting more than 140 proposals for habitability from several different sources like astronauts, space analog missions, aquanauts, hydrophilic design and our own simulations, we are probably able to implement 136 of them into our ‘Hangar II’ design. It is unlikely that this number decreases with more detailed planning. All proposals received a registration number to be tracked in the planning process with their sources and remarks.
Managing Partnership
Happy to announce that CalamarPark is now a branch of Cabrito Consulting in Germany. Thus we finally have the legal infrastructure to join partnerships and apply for funding to various sources. This step has been requested several times to start any cooperation and we are now able to respond those calls.
Seafloor Habitat 2.0 – Ignition Con
The recording of the “Seafloor Habitat 2.0 – Ignition Con” is edited and online, belated endorsed as an activity of the United Nations Ocean Decade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhfShKtI66A
Space & Hydrospace
“Now you think, that by the very nature, by definition the bottom of the ocean and outer space must be as far apart as they can possibly be, and yet the fact is, that the commonality of the equipment we use and the problems, that we face are almost identical.” Dr. Phil Nuytten, TEDx West Vancouver, 2016.
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Partnership
(10.06.2021) Happy about the agreement with Peter Weiss and Spartan Space to develop a mobile habitat for interdisciplinary applications as part of the Mediterranean Undersea Research Station. Emphasis will be on compatibility with future modules.
For several years Peter was member of the executive board of COMEX, manager of R&D and industrial projects in the field of space technology, subsea engineering & robotics and marine renewables, leader of the Diving Support team at the European Astronaut Centre EAC. His new company Spartan Space concentrates on manned habitats for space and underwater applications.
image: Hydrolab’s wet porch (OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Initial Funding
(updated 12.04.2021) We have initial funding for the next development phase of the CalamarPark underwater habitat. Thank you Frank Scharmann, CEO of Cabrito Consulting and welcome to the team.
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Undersea Station: Data Processing
(Updated 15.01.2021 – complete re-edit of chapter; updated concept map) The Digital Data Processing of the station will be of major importance. Beside the conventional functions of the IT systems we should use the opportunity to establish a completely new approach concerning the User Interface (UI) and the system’s interaction with the aquanauts.
Habitat Greenhouse
Is there a way to grow kitchen plants inside an underwater habitat? Can we build cubicle cells for that purpose or should we use off-the-shelf products like Plantcube, an indoor greenhouse?
Habitat Entrance
(Updated 29.11.2020; re-edit of the hatches chapter) Surely one of the most complicated area of an underwater structure for human occupation is the habitat entrance. It is the local water-air interface, vulnerable to changes in pressure by tidal movements on the surface of the sea; its hatches have to bare potential pressure differences between the habitat interior and the surrounding water; no object that is only a little bigger than the greatest diameter of the entrance can be brought into the habitat. It is constantly wet and humid and the only gateway for medical assistance. We divided it into the following sections:
- Trunk
- Underwater Acess Space
- External Hatches
- Moonpool
- Wet Room
- Other General Considerations
Our extensive analysis and proposals are part of the design manual.
Internal Doors and Hatches
This section describes the necessary design of internal doors in an underwater habitat. Doors separate functional areas or modules of the habitat. This chapter was divided into the following sections:
- Types of hatch or door and its use
- Opening size and shape of hatch or doorway
- Operations
- Location
Our extensive analysis and proposals are part of the design manual.