Tektite habitat was an underwater laboratory which was the home to divers during Tektite I and II programs.
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12 Facts About Tektite habitat
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The Tektite program was the first scientists-in-the-sea program sponsored nationally.
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The Tektite habitat capsule was placed in Great Lameshur Bay, Saint John, US Virgin Islands in 1969 and again in 1970.
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Tektite habitat was designed and built by General Electric Company Space Division at the Valley Forge Space Technology Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
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The Program Manager for the Tektite habitat projects was Dr Theodore Marton at General Electric.
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The Tektite habitat appeared as a pair of silos: two white metal cylinders 12.
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Tektite habitat III was a wholly owned and operated California 501 C Non-Profit Corporation.
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When Tektite II ended General Electric placed the habitat in storage in Philadelphia.
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The Tektite habitat was trucked across the United States to Fort Mason in San Francisco where it was placed on display.
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Unfortunately lack of funds ended the project and the Tektite habitat was moved to storage along the Oakland Estuary in 1984.
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In 1991 the Tektite habitat was dismantled by welding school students and the metal was recycled.
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Goal of the Tektite habitat program was to prove that saturation diving techniques in an underwater laboratory, breathing a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere could be safely and efficiently accomplished at a minimal cost.
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