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After mishap, NOAA completes buoyancy engine tests for underwater glider
NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (PMEL) concluded an underwater glider mission in a deep-water “test bed” off Golden Gardens park in Seattle. The engineering-focused mission tested a new buoyancy engine, which lets the glider move up and down, and a new sensor. The PMEL team created a virtual mooring