Ex-astronaut Kathy Sullivan dives to deepest known point on Earth

Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, dived into the Challenger Deep last Sunday.

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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Undersea explorer Victor Vescovo and Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, dived into the Challenger Deep last Sunday, according to a report in the New York Times.

The Challenger Deep is the deepest known spot on Earth.

It is roughly 10,902 to 10,929 meters deep.

Sullivan and Vescovo captured images of the deep sea while aboard the Limiting Factor, a deep-sea research submersible that can withstand 2,200 tonnes of pressure.

It is designed to travel into the deep oceanic trenches of the ocean called the hadal zone.

Once the pair ascended back into their ship, they called a group of astronauts in the International Space Station, which at the time was located around 409 kilometers above Earth.

RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.

Sullivan and Vescovo aboard the Limiting Factor deep-sea submersible 2.

Depth of the Challenger Deep 3.

Details of the Limiting Factor submersible 4.

Sullivan has a call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station VOICEOVER (in English): "The New York Times reports undersea explorer Victor Vescovo and Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, dived into the Challenger Deep last Sunday." "The Challenger Deep is the deepest known spot on Earth.

It is roughly 10,902 to 10,929 meters deep." "Sullivan and Vescovo captured images of the deep sea while aboard the Limiting Factor, a deep-sea research submersible that can withstand 2,200 tonnes of pressure.

It is designed to travel into the deep oceanic trenches of the ocean called the hadal zone." "Once the pair ascended back into their ship, they called a group of astronauts in the International Space Station, which at the time was located around 409 kilometers above Earth." SOURCES: EYOS-Expeditions, The New York Times https://www.eyos-expeditions.com/eyos-selected-to-lead-unprecedented-expedition-to-the-deepest-points-of-the-worlds-oceans/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/science/challenger-deep-kathy-sullivan-astronaut.html *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377