Neutral Buoyancy and Deep Sea Diver! NASA North Dakota Space Grant Consortium
Deep Sea Diver Goal: Design and Build a Neutrally Buoyant Object What does it mean to be neutrally buoyant? Balancing act between forces Densities are equal Which planet would “float” in a giant pool of water?
Deep Sea Diver Can you think of neutrally buoyant objects that exist in real life? Video starts at :55, start again at 8:07
Deep Sea Diver Challenge: NASA is preparing for a mission to Mars and the astronauts need to practice procedures in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. Your job is to design a tool that can be used in the NBL for astronaut training. Make predictions on materials Design your “deep sea diver!” Share your design idea with other teams Redesign! Good luck!