Category: Announcements
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Northwest Passage Project
The Northwest Passage Project (NPP) will explore the changing Arctic environment during an innovative expedition that will engage diverse audiences through real time interactions from sea, an ultra-high definition 2-hour documentary, and related community events. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the NPP is a collaborative effort between the University of Rhode Island (URI) Inner Space…
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New Year, New Field Season!
The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer‘s 2017 field season will kick off January 18, 2017, with a mapping expedition from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Pago Pago, American Samoa. This field season marks the third year of CAPSTONE, the Campaign to Address Pacific Monument Science, Technology, and Ocean Needs. The goal of which project is to collect data…
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ISC Team helps discover black box from El Faro shipwreck
UPDATE: Transcripts from the El Faro‘s black box have been released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The recording covers the last hours of the voyage. The Inner Space Center was integral in the discovery of the black box and was praised by federal investigators. Original Post: The Inner Space Center (ISC) team has been working in…
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Northwest Passage Project Press Release
URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography receives $2.9 million grant for groundbreaking Arctic expedition Team will sail into Northwest Passage next August to conduct research, education aboard tall ship, Oliver Hazard Perry NARRAGANSETT, R.I., Sept. 7, 2016—The University of Rhode Island has received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct a groundbreaking…
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Live from the Okeanos Explorer – Pearl Harbor Day Event
75 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will be diving live on two Japanese mini submarines. Join us on December 7, 2016 to witness the first ever live broadcast of the exploration of the wreck site. Visit the National Marine Sanctuaries website for additional images. https://youtu.be/xLxvTLJlDvc
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Telepresence on the R/V Sally Ride
From November 28 to December 5, 2016, the Inner Space Center (ISC) supported a science verification cruise for the R/V Sally Ride, one of two, new vessels in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. These short cruises are intended to test the ship, crew, and science systems to make sure that all are in proper working…
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2016 E/V Nautilus Expedition Begins!
Welcome explorers! The 2016 Nautilus Expedition begins tomorrow, so make sure you tune in! The feeds will be live tomorrow at NautilusLive.org. You’ll also be able to watch the Hercules and Argus cameras here, once we’ve made sure the streams are working perfectly over at the Nautilus Live website.
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Inner Space Center helps locate black box from El Faro shipwreck
The Inner Space Center (ISC) has been working in conjunction with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship. The 790-foot cargo ship sank off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015.
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August 2016 ISC Camp Registration Open!
We’re pleased to announce that registration for our upcoming August summer camp is now open! Reserve your seat today, before this opportunity dries up!