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Clip: Season 31 Episode 2 | 8m 49s
Watch chapter 1 of Sealab.
Aired: 02/12/19
Video has closed captioning.Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Consumer Cellular. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Discover the forgotten story of the Navy’s aquanauts, who pioneered undersea exploration.
An American doctor and Navy officer, Captain George Bond spearheaded Sealab I, II and III.
Scott Carpenter: Astronaut to Aquanaut
Scott Carpenter was both a NASA astronaut and an aquanaut with the U.S. Navy.
Former slaves who battled prejudice & oppression to sing their way into a nation’s heart.
They came to hear the concert of their lives, but experienced something far more profound.
