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"WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - The University of North Carolina at Wilmington may have to shut down its underwater research lab - the only one in the world - because of budget cuts to a program that helps pay for it.
UNCW manages the lab, a 400-square-foot capsule moored 63 feet below the surface off of Key Largo, Fla. The federal government pays for its operation.
Financing for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration undersea research arm has been flat for years. Budgetary pressure accelerated this fiscal year when the National Undersea Research Program, or NURP, saw its budget fall from $13.5 million to $12 million. The budget proposed by President Bush recommends cutting an additional $1 million.
The UNCW lab, named Aquarius, gets about $1.3 million, which primarily covers operating and maintenance costs. Researchers, institutions and grants cover most of the mission expenses...
NASA astronauts have trained at the lab for several years to help them prepare for the rigors of space travel, sometimes spending a week or longer at a time.
"The beauty of Aquarius is not only is it isolated, but very isolated, and it's an extreme environment," said NASA project manager Bill Todd. "It also allows the crew to go on a real mission in a real environment and work with real scientists doing real work, just like they would in the space station.""
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