Non-NASA, Non-US-government Neutral Buoyancy Facilities
The Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility at the University of Maryland's Space Systems Laboratory performs research into EVA techniques and robotic interaction using neutral buoyancy as a basis for weightless simulation. Equipment is lowered into the pool using an overhead crane.
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