Can humans live underwater thanks to super modern underground bases?
The Vanguard underwater base is exciting the scientific community. Could this be the stepping stone to making the dream of an “underwater city” come true?
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•05/11/2025
The underwater base, called Vanguard, is designed to resemble a spaceship. Designed to operate at depths of 50m, Vanguard includes a living chamber, a dive centre and a fixed base. Photo: Getty Images for DEEP. With Vanguard, scientists can live at the bottom of the sea for weeks, opening up a future of survival and research right in the ocean. Photo: Getty Images for DEEP.
The Vanguard's structure includes a living chamber, a diving center, and a fixed base. Photo: Getty Images for DEEP. Vanguard is a small steel capsule that allows up to four researchers – called “aquanauts” – to live and carry out research projects that were previously off-limits. Photo: Getty Images for DEEP. The main part of the steel chamber is 12m long and 3.7m wide. This is where the scientists eat, sleep and work. Photo: Getty Images for DEEP.
Vanguard is equipped with bunk beds, a kitchen and toilets. Meanwhile, the dive center is where people can change into scuba gear and head out to sea via the "moon pool". Photo: Getty Images for DEEP. A surface support buoy provides air, water, waste removal, power and communications to the steel habitat, allowing scientists to stay for a week or longer. Photo: DEEP. “Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a vast, unexplored world that has captivated human attention for centuries,” said DEEP, the company designing the Vanguard project. Photo: DEEP.
"DEEP is working to change this by pioneering a new era of underwater living. Our mission – to bring people closer to the ocean – begins with Vanguard and marks a major step forward in the way people live and work under the sea," DEEP said. Photo: DEEP. Spending time on Vanguard will allow scientists to conduct more comprehensive research and observe marine life in real time, according to DEEP, which could revolutionize fields like coral reef restoration, climate monitoring, and even astronaut training for future space missions. Photo: Jason Koerner.
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