On October 28, 1957, the Navy Department released information that the USS Nautilus had taken part in:
“… one of the most incredible adventures in naval history. Carrying a team of scientists as well as her own officers and crew, the nuclear powered submersible Nautilus cruised for 5½ days and travelled more than 1,000 miles in the black depths beneath the arctic ice pack. Assisted in the history making operation by the conventional submarine USS Trigger, Nautilus helped the scientists obtain data on under-ice profiles, bathymetric studies, oceanographic study of water masses and current studies. In addition, data
was gathered on cold weather operation of equipment and machinery.”
With the simultaneous furor over satellites, the significance of this feat may well have been overlooked. What does it mean to us?
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