In October of 1997, HydroFlex was proud to be the exclusive supplier of underwater motion picture equipment for filming that took place at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, in their Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL). (For more information on the NBL, click here) In the movie, the world's top drilling rig operator, Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), and his team must be trained as astronauts to take the Space Shuttle to a speeding asteroid in order to save the planet. Part of their training takes place in the underwater facilities of the NBL.

With a staff of highly trained engineers and astronauts, and billions of dollars worth of equipment in the water, NASA sets stringent requirements on any outside equipment being used at their facilities. Hydroflex's camera and lighting gear had to pass a hazard analysis before they could be brought into the tank. The HydroFlex 35-3 Deep Water Housing and SeaPar 1200W HMIs passed NASA's risk assessment with full clearance for use in the NBL.