We're operating very close to the conservative end of undersea habitation. The challenges go up exponentially as you go deeper.

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that we've accomplished. Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

The state of technology (for undersea exploration) is still in its infancy, ... We have 90 years and two countries' worth of experience in space exploration -- and maybe a dozen real serious underwater habitats. A lot more manpower and GDP has gone into space exploration.

The objective is to provide an analog close to space where the consequences are really life and death, ... Rookies can make their mistakes before they get to space.

Going undersea requires a much more robust design. Pressure does horrendous things to technology.