Regardless, this project did result in an amazing documentary called World Without Sun, which takes you inside the daily life of an oceanaut living 32 feet beneath the surface. Williams speaks about his time with NASA's NEEMO project here – but the idea of undersea research colonies on a larger scale didn’t quite proliferate in the way that Costeau had envisioned it. Of course, this is currently happening – Dr. Spearheaded by the famous Jacques Cousteau, the Continental Shelf Station Two project experimented with the idea of humans using an undersea living habitat as a base for ocean research. World Without Sun – Jacques Cousteau (YouTube)