Take a closer look at DEEP’s subsea habitat Vanguard, the first new subsea habitat for humans designed, built and deployed in the US in decades.
Read more about it on CNET.com
Living Underwater in 2026: New Ocean Habitat Just Dropped
0:00 Introduction to the Vanguard Undersea Habitat
0:19 How Saturation Diving Works
0:54 Inside the Living Chamber and Bathroom
1:10 Spaceflight Training Analogies
1:27 Dive Center, Foundation, and Topside Buoy
1:54 DEEP’s Future Vision: Sentinel vs. Vanguard
2:50 Overcoming the Challenges of Decompression
3:13 Real-Time Undersea Laboratories and Outro
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@victorynwachukwu6625
August 2, 2026 at 8:09 am
Wow…
Hope it’s not carbon fiber ??
I’m tired of watching Netflix docu-series
@jefterowino
August 2, 2026 at 8:58 am
Awesome and scary!
@jw42gr8
August 2, 2026 at 9:00 am
Wife: “Honey what’s that hissing noise?”, Husband: “Don’t worry that’s just the apartment taking in some water”
@gemma_010
August 2, 2026 at 10:35 am
Subnautica irl 😰
@BruceWaynex7
August 2, 2026 at 11:03 am
use a playstation controller this time
@Rob-p2c
August 2, 2026 at 2:19 pm
@BruceWaynex7 a reference to that submersible that imploded sometime ago. Very smart
@bornjusticerule5764
August 2, 2026 at 11:06 am
Naw.
@Rob-p2c
August 2, 2026 at 2:20 pm
Anyone who wants to do this should get their head examined in my opinion
@Wildman-zh8lg
August 2, 2026 at 6:46 pm
@Rob-p2c then I get my head examined
@Wildman-zh8lg
August 2, 2026 at 6:47 pm
Then should the people on the I s get their head examined also
@owenloh9300
August 2, 2026 at 2:31 pm
The title on this video keeps changing for me
Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:
• “Making a Pressurized Apartment in the Ocean” — about 90% of viewers
• “It’s Like a Pressurized Apartment in the Ocean” — about 6% of viewers
• “America’s First Underwater Habitat for Humans in 40 Years” — about 2% of viewers
• “Living Underwater in 2026: New Underwater Habitat Just Dropped” — about 2% of viewers
@owenloh9300
August 2, 2026 at 2:31 pm
The title on this video keeps changing for me
Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:
• “Living Underwater in 2026: New Underwater Habitat Just Dropped” — about 78% of viewers
• “It’s Like a Pressurized Apartment in the Ocean” — about 12% of viewers
• “America’s First Underwater Habitat for Humans in 40 Years” — about 10% of viewers
It was also testing “Making a Pressurized Apartment in the Ocean” earlier on.
@owenloh9300
August 2, 2026 at 2:31 pm
The title on this video keeps changing for me
Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:
• “Living Underwater in 2026: New Underwater Habitat Just Dropped” — about 100% of viewers
It was also testing “Making a Pressurized Apartment in the Ocean”, “It’s Like a Pressurized Apartment in the Ocean”, “America’s First Underwater Habitat for Humans in 40 Years” earlier on.
@urbanstrencan
August 2, 2026 at 2:33 pm
This would be awesome to experience, to live under water 💪, reminds me of James Bond movies and underwater bad guys facilities 😊😅.
@sab611
August 2, 2026 at 4:29 pm
pretty sure these things already exist for work on oil rigs.
@Caroline-k2
August 2, 2026 at 5:08 pm
use a playstation controller this time ..
@lydiawaffleman1497
August 2, 2026 at 6:59 pm
Is there no where sacred for animals 😂
@HungryManDinnerMmmMmm
August 2, 2026 at 9:21 pm
Only if it has an Easy Bake cupcake oven with a 40W womb
@HungryManDinnerMmmMmm
August 2, 2026 at 9:21 pm
Only if it has a Happy Cake cupcake oven with a 40W womb
@JAD73567
August 2, 2026 at 10:34 pm
No.
@matthew.datcher
August 2, 2026 at 11:49 pm
Can they explain how this habitat won’t turn itself into another Byford Dolphin?
@CNET
August 3, 2026 at 3:01 am
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Living Underwater in 2026: New Ocean Habitat Just Dropped
@ddw6523
August 3, 2026 at 3:12 pm
Nope don’think so!!!!
@issiewizzie
August 4, 2026 at 1:35 pm
This is what Elon Musk should spend his money on.