Steve Fossett's Unfinished Project


MazzThePianoman writes "Steve Fossett left behind a secret vessel project called the Deep Space Challenger. Fossett was funding the development of a winged submersible being designed by Hawkes Ocean Technologies, in California. The intent was for the vehicle to be capable of travel to the very bottom of the ocean — the Mariana Trench, more than 11,000 meters beneath the surface. 'It would have dramatically, dramatically opened the oceans for exploration. It would have been a game changer,' said Graham Hawkes, the designer. Testing had been completed at Department of Defense facilities. Field testing was only four weeks away when Fossett's untimely death, a year ago, put the project on hold." Hawkes Ocean Technologies owns the design but the vehicle itself is owned by Fossett's estate.Read more of this story at Slashdot.



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