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OceanGate intends to make underwater exploration cheaper and accessible to private citizens, similar to how [[Blue Origin]] and [[SpaceX]] have attempted to drive down spaceflight costs. Rush said there were two primary obstacles: the perception of danger and the small number of submersible vehicles with human crew, which primarily are built and owned by government agencies.<ref name=PopSci-17>{{cite news |url=https://www.popsci.com/deep-sea-tourism/ |title=Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon |author=Fecht, Sarah |date=April 17, 2017 |work=Popular Science |access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> | OceanGate intends to make underwater exploration cheaper and accessible to private citizens, similar to how [[Blue Origin]] and [[SpaceX]] have attempted to drive down spaceflight costs. Rush said there were two primary obstacles: the perception of danger and the small number of submersible vehicles with human crew, which primarily are built and owned by government agencies.<ref name=PopSci-17>{{cite news |url=https://www.popsci.com/deep-sea-tourism/ |title=Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon |author=Fecht, Sarah |date=April 17, 2017 |work=Popular Science |access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Submersibles | ==Submersibles= | ||
The OceanGate-designed ''Cyclops 1'' and ''Titan'' submersibles are launched and recovered from a [[dry dock]]-like "Launch and Recovery Platform" that can be towed behind a commercial vessel.<ref>{{cite patent |country=US |status=Patent |number=9381980B1 |title=Systems and methods for launching and retrieving objects in aquatic environments; platforms for aquatic launch and retrieval |inventor=Richard Stockton Rush, III |assign=OceanGate Inc. |pridate=August 7, 2014 |pubdate=July 5, 2016}}</ref> Once the platform and submersible reach the target location, the platform's flotation tanks are flooded and it sinks below the surface turbulence to a depth of {{cvt|9|m}}.<ref name=Titan-spec-sheet/> The submersible then lifts off for its underwater mission. Upon the submersible's return to the platform, the flotation tanks are pumped out and the platform can be taken back into tow or brought aboard the host vessel. This allows OceanGate to use vessels without human-rated cranes.<ref name=Cyclops1-spec-sheet/> The platform is approximately {{cvt|35|ft}} long and {{cvt|15|ft}} wide and can lift up to {{cvt|20000|lbs}};<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oceangate.com/our-subs/launch-recovery-platform.html |title=Launch and Recovery Platform |publisher=OceanGate |access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> it is based on a concept developed by the [[Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory]].<ref name=PopSci-17/> | The OceanGate-designed ''Cyclops 1'' and ''Titan'' submersibles are launched and recovered from a [[dry dock]]-like "Launch and Recovery Platform" that can be towed behind a commercial vessel.<ref>{{cite patent |country=US |status=Patent |number=9381980B1 |title=Systems and methods for launching and retrieving objects in aquatic environments; platforms for aquatic launch and retrieval |inventor=Richard Stockton Rush, III |assign=OceanGate Inc. |pridate=August 7, 2014 |pubdate=July 5, 2016}}</ref> Once the platform and submersible reach the target location, the platform's flotation tanks are flooded and it sinks below the surface turbulence to a depth of {{cvt|9|m}}.<ref name=Titan-spec-sheet/> The submersible then lifts off for its underwater mission. Upon the submersible's return to the platform, the flotation tanks are pumped out and the platform can be taken back into tow or brought aboard the host vessel. This allows OceanGate to use vessels without human-rated cranes.<ref name=Cyclops1-spec-sheet/> The platform is approximately {{cvt|35|ft}} long and {{cvt|15|ft}} wide and can lift up to {{cvt|20000|lbs}};<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oceangate.com/our-subs/launch-recovery-platform.html |title=Launch and Recovery Platform |publisher=OceanGate |access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> it is based on a concept developed by the [[Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory]].<ref name=PopSci-17/> | ||