How do you deploy a subsea human habitat? Go behind the scenes of the complex marine operation behind installing Vanguard, our pilot habitat, on the seabed in the Florida Keys. Watch the full video on YouTube: bit.ly/4xXKvfb #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

It was a pleasure to host Steve Backshall at DEEP Campus earlier this week to launch his Ocean Live lessons series in partnership with Nekton. If you weren't able to catch the first lesson, you can watch it here: bit.ly/4Aww7wA

No one's inside just yet. But once we've completed full testing and commissioning, this bell will transfer three people to the dive site at DEEP Campus. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

The air you breath living in Vanguard is piped down from its surface support buoy. But did you know we also keep tanks of oxygen on board? Here's how the oxygen tanks are filled. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

Getting a 465-ton subsea human habitat on the seafloor isn’t easy. Watch the full video on YouTube now. Link in bio. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

Not everything filmed at Campus happens underwater. And the cliffs surrounding the lake were the backdrop for a dramatic scene for the @bbccasualtyofficial season finale. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Casualty #FilmingLocation

This month marks the 64th anniversary of Conshelf I, the first underwater human habitat. Explore more of the incredible history of humans living underwater. Watch the full video on Youtube: bit.ly/3T6RlR0. Sources: Smith Archive (1962), U.S. Navy and NASA. #DEEP

Open the tap inside Vanguard and you've got fresh drinking water, meters under the ocean. But how does the water get there? Here's a behind-the-scenes look. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

Testing the launch and recovery system of the closed bell as part of commissioning our saturation diving training facility. #DEEP #OceanExploration #ClosedBell

How does the watch desk support people living underwater? Take a look at Vanguard's watch desk inside our shore base in Marathon, Florida. From here we can monitor the habitat's systems and crew during missions. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

DEEP Station Florida from above. A fly by of our shoreside base located in Marathon, in the Florida Keys. The main operating base supports Vanguard missions, aquanaut training, and emergency response. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

Inspection of Vanguard's umbilical. This bundle of cables connects Vanguard to its surface support buoy, supplying power, communications, and breathing gases to the habitat. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

D'oh! Turns out Homer beat us to living underwater. Divers react to The Simpsons' take on subsea habitat life. #DEEP #OceanExploration #DiversReact

Here's short clip from our latest YouTube video exploring the history of underwater habitats, starting with the legendary projects of Jacques Cousteau. Watch the full video here: bit.ly/4cuVEfd #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

A small experiment for the curious among you. What happens when you open a pot of milk underwater? #DEEP #OceanExploration

What would you rather? #DEEP #OceanExploration

Meet Roger Garcia, our Director of Habitat Operations. What do you want to know about diving from Vanguard? #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

The journey down to Vanguard. At Tennessee Reef, a yellow support buoy sits on the surface. It supplies air, communication, and other life support needs to the crews that will soon be living inside Vanguard. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

Vanguard in numbers. The key figures for our pilot subsea human habitat installed in the Florida Keys. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard

Nature vs carbonation, round 1. #DEEP #OceanExploration #Vanguard