Fact Sheet
Alien Encounter
Astronaut Doug Wheelock goes mask-to-snout with a sea turtle during a July training mission. Wheelock and three crewmates -- astronauts
John Herrington and Nicholas Patrick and biologist Tara Ruttley -- spent 10 days living in an underwater laboratory called Aquarius, in the Florida Keys. They were conducting tests to support NASA's space station missions and future explorations beyond Earth orbit. [Credit: NASA]
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