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Note that many frequently asked questions have already
been answered in detail in the first volume book Undersea Colonies, available
here. This page is designed to answer the questions not available in the books. When is the colony going to be launched? Nearly all the required technology we require is
complete, with one vital piece still in the prototype phase. Once it is
finished, patented and in production, the first contracts will be let for
construction of the colony. With some confidence, we anticipate the first
segment will be launched in 2027 with the first full time residents moving in.
Because we have had decades to plan, prepare and
innovate. Our team has captured most of the long-term undersea exploration and
aquanaut records in the world. The Atlantica Expeditions is also the longest continuously
running Aquanautics and permanent undersea colonies research and engineering
project in history.
There are three prime
locations still under consideration and all of them are in the
territorial waters of the United States. The colony will be under the laws and
jurisdiction of the United States and its Constitution. We will also be covered
by the laws of the adjacent state.
In clear water with comfortable sunlight penetration, but
deeper than recreational diving safely permits. The colony is designed so that all
access is by submersibles.
No, because of the risk of easily and quickly exceeding
dive tables at that depth. A five minute dive is not on anyone’s list of
interesting things! But we will have a surface platform and semisubmersible
artificial reefs where recreational diving is permitted at depths not exceeding
60 feet.
Calvary City
Because our boss, Dr. Dennis Chamberland, wanted it to be
designated as such. Of course it has a religious reference. But so have literally
tens of thousands of other cities, towns and villages across the world according
to a recent poll of AI sources. Major examples include Christchurch NZ, Corpus
Christi (Body of Christ) TX, Santa Fe, NM (Holy Faith), Islamabad PK, (Abode of
Islam) and Medina SA, (City of Muhammad), just to name a few.
Anyone for any length of time – for one day, a single
night or for permanent residence.
None. We have exactly the same requirements as boarding
any commercial airliner. Just as there are no wing walkers on any airliner at
40,000 feet – there is no one except fully certified commercial divers getting
wet at Calvary City.
A single private donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
A lot. More than a little and less than too much.
We would not have a public website with a FAQ if any part
of it were a secret. Just like most other companies, we protect our donors, our
brand and our intellectual property but beyond revelations that can cause us
harm, we have few limits.
This question provides an opportunity to answer a lot of
other questions at the same time. We are no different than any other
municipality. Our population will change every day as residents and visitors
move in and out. Our population will grow as structures are added and removed.
Further, we do not seek “self-sufficiency” because we are not a Mars colony and
do not need it. Our residents travel to and from Calvary City daily for work,
for entertainment, for travel, cruises, groceries and movies.
None, as discussed in detail in Undersea Colonies, the
entire colony is a 1-atmosphere shirtsleeve environment, of course. No one
lives under pressure in Calvary City. Our residents and guests live in exactly
the same pressure and breathe the same air as any surface-dwelling resident
anywhere in the world.
Living Modules can be purchased or leased. We are
targeting the average cost of a residential home in the United States for a
purchase price of an average module. (They are available in a wide range of
sizes and amenities.) Leasing prices are
also targeted at US averages.
Absolutely! All of our human rated equipment is certified
by the American Bureau of Ships. We will have the same safety engineering
process as the United States Navy who has never lost a nuclear submarine except
for pressure implosion accidents. Since our equipment is fixed to the seafloor
at a depth many times shallower than its crush depth, we
anticipate our facilities will be far safer than any public transportation
system.
We are located within 45 minutes to one hour from shore
by fast surface hydrofoils. Our surface boats arrive and depart on a frequent cyclic
basis so that everyone who works ashore or has appointments can make their
schedules daily. There is absolutely no limit to entries or exits from Calvary
City provided they meet the transportation schedule.
We are a city in every respect, with a movie theater
featuring first run movies, a general store, pharmacy, urgent care center,
dental center, conference center, performance arts theater and three
restaurants. We have also accumulated more than half a million electronic books
available for the City’s Virtual Library as well as millions of music
performances of every genre and endless streamed movies available from each
residence for a small monthly or annual fee from our vendors.
We use Starlink for all our communications – voice, email
and streaming.
Yes. We have designed a suite of world class research
facilities for leasing to any individual or team of researchers who wish to
study the ocean in situ.
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