NASA recalled the astronaut crew of a mock asteroid mission on the ocean floor Oct. 26 due to growing concerns about Hurricane Rina, which was threatening to make landfall along Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Since Oct. 20, a six-person crew of astronauts and scientists has been living at the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, which sits 18 meters below the Atlantic Ocean, about 5.6 kilometers off the shore of Key Largo, Fla. But Hurricane Rina forced the crew to resurface about a week earlier than planned due to safety concerns from the strengthening storm.
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