EVA Report – February 10th – Mars Desert Research Station

Crew 240 EVA Report 08-02-2022

EVA # 11

Author: Pierre Fabre

Purpose of EVA: Replacing batteries for atmospheric experiment, performing climb of North Ridge with updated 3D mapping data, this time with the remainder of the crew for additional data from our biometrics tools

Start time: 10:26

End time: 12:15

Narrative: Everything was fine, no issues were noted when replacing batteries. Climb occurred nominally, except for one crewmember with poor ventilation in their suit. Crew returned early thanks to more efficient climbs than planned.

Destination: North Ridge

Coordinates (use UTM NAD27 CONUS): 518 500, 425 0500

Participants: Pierre Fabre, Marion Burnichon, Julie Levita, François Vinet

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Entrance Road, Cow Dung Road

Mode of travel: Rovers, foot

About The MDRS

The Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert was established by the Mars Society in 2001 to better educate researchers, students and the general public about how humans can survive on the Red Planet. It is the second Mars analogue habitat after the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station was established in 2000.

Over 200 crews of six-person teams have lived in 1-2 week field visits at MDRS to simulate life on the Martian surface. Researchers and students alike have explored the Mars-like terrain in the area surrounding the station in full “spacesuits”, maintained the station’s systems, grown plants in the GreenHab to support themselves and even recycled their waste water.

Our activities at MDRS are not only about informing the public, but also conducting real research to bring humanity that much closer to the reality of human exploration on the planet Mars.

Annual field seasons at MDRS run approx. October through May. Anybody can apply to be on a crew, and we also need volunteers to help with the project.

Management Team

Mission Support

EVA Report – February 10th

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