The segents will be hosted by NPR's Alex Chadwick. The invention of the aqua-lung made it easy for humans to go underwater. But Jacques Yves Cousteau didn't stop there. Cousteau inaugurated an era of undersea exploration that is still unfolding and became a passionate advocate of the sea itself. Thirty years have passed since humans left their first footprints on the Moon.
Shipwrecks are like time capsules, permitting spectacular glimpses into ancient lives and times.
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