NEEMO12 - 18-May 2007, Splash-up Morning Mitch Lum 5/18/07

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18-May 2007 - A perfectly glassy morning at Conch Reef	"These are the good old days" - Marc Reagan, NEEMO 12 Mission Director	Dewey about to get in the water to retrieve Aquanauts
Ross getting in the water	Marc getting in	Marc in
R/V Sabina	Derek about to throw out the "granny" line	Doc Peacock and Derek
It's like being on a lake	Jerrod grabs the line; NEEMO12 flag flying high on Sabina	Another day at the office
LSB	Coop and Tim lay out the game plan	The Aquanauts should be up soon
Jim Buckley reflects on another sucessful mission	The first Aquanaut about to surface	Ensign Broderick coming aboard
A sucessful second NEEMO mission for Tim	His first time in fresh air for 12 days	"What's that fireball in the sky?"
Aquanaut 2	Jose Hernandez	Check out the cool 20cu ft Pony bottle
Coming out	Jose, you can take the reg out!	Hernandez coming abord
Jose on the boat, crew of the Sabina looks on	Nice to be up!	Aquanaut 3 - Joe Schmitt
Coming up the ladder	One last look toward the habitat before getting on board	Even though we can't see his face, you know he's all smiles!
Hey guys!	Aquanaut 4 - Heidi Piper	Welcome back
NASA Aquastronaut	Derek lends a helping hand	Heidi coming up the ladder
The gang on the Scbua-do watches on	Time to dry off	12 days, and big smiles
Dominic coming up	Looking for a cig	Up and out!
Working mans fins	Time to dry off and get a smoke	James - always at work, last one out of the water
Support divers in the water to make sure everyone surfaces safely	Doc checking the time	Scuba-duba-do!
Big ole James smile	Great job	Big smiles on Sabina - job well done by the support crew
Time to get going home	Ladder up	One last look at the LSB
Okay, just one more	Dried off and headed home	Cassia watches it all unfold