In Photos: To Boldly Go

Kevin Fong looks at how we can survive underwater and how the body responds to altitude.

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Helicopter Escape

Kevin Fong prepares to experience what it is like to escape from a submerged helicopter.
Diving Suit

Dr Kevin Fong being helped into an antique Standard Dress Diving Suit, to experience the challenges of what early diving was like.
Mermaid

Using a fluke like that of a mermaid to propel underwater.
Allalinhorn

Dr Kevin Fong climbs one of the Europe's highest peaks the Allalinhorn in Switzerland, to demonstrate the effects of altitude on the human body.
Red Sea Diving

Dr Kevin Fong in the Red Sea demonstrating how humans have been able to enjoy the freedom of the deep with the invention of SCUBA gear.
Mountain

Demonstrating the effects of altitude on the human body.
Allalinhorn

Dr Kevin Fong poses on the Allalinhorn in Switzerland.
SCUBA

The invention of SCUBA gear allowed man unprecedented access to the deep sea.
Saturn 5

Dr Kevin Fong at the Rocket Park of Johnson Space Centre, Houston, Texas, in front of an Apollo capsule perched on top of a Saturn 5 rocket - the most powerful rocket ever built.

Helicopter Escape