#Beijing approves construction of first South #China #Sea #deepwater ‘space station’

source: scmp.com/news/china/science/ar…

The #facility – one of the deepest and most technologically complex #underwater installations ever attempted – is scheduled to be operational by around 2030, with room for six scientists on missions that will last as long as a month.

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Beijing approves construction of first South China Sea deepwater ‘space station’

Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

^{Stephen Chen (South China Morning Post)}