Crew Photos – December 13th
Sol Summary – December 5th
Sol: 1
Summary Title: Science in Sim
Author’s name: Jen Carver-Hunter and Jordan Chaves
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary: This morning the crew was all up and gathered for breakfast at 8:30. Commander Jen and Jordan made breakfast (freeze dried eggs were weird). It was a bright sunny morning, and the sunrise colors made the sky pink and orange. In the morning we heard a presentation from an aerospace engineer, which also inspired good conversation about applications on mars and mars rovers. Afterwards, we did a training on spacesuit set up and usage, chose our style and got prepared for afternoon EVA. We took a short break followed by a weird lunch of canned ham and ketchup (aka soggy tomatoes).
After lunch we prepped for EVA. We bundled up in order to be warm and packed waters and cameras. We went through the airlock and exited the hab in 2 groups.
When we came back from EVA the hab smelled like shit because the toilet had just been cleaned/emptied and everyone had to pee. We took another break before going to the science dome to sort rocks and set up a lab. We collected beginning data for our selenite samples, and each put one in moving water and one in the oven. This evening we ate Italian for dinner, followed by funfetti cake for dessert. Games tonight for those of us who can stay awake.
Look Ahead Plan: Lab Continuation of fieldwork lab, biosignature identification EVA, Education + MDRS roundtable discussion
Anomalies in work: No anomalies
Weather: Chilly (approx. 40 deg F), partly sunny, calm
Crew Physical Status: good physical status for all
EVA: Geologic sample collection at Road to Barranca Butte and near Kissing Camel Ridge
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request, EVA Report
Support Requested: None at this time
EVA Report – December 13th
EVA # 1
Author: Jen Carver-Hunter
Purpose of EVA: Geologic sample collection
Start time: 1:00 pm
End time: 3:00 pm
Narrative: After a 5 minute decompression of the Spaceward Bound teachers, the crew took off for an EVA through Kissing Camel to Barrainca Butte Road where rock samples were collected. The mission was to collect analog samples of basalt, conglomerate, hematite, and sandstone to add to our collection of Mars rocks. We found success and processed our way to Kissing Camel for petrified wood. All rocks collected were deeply appreciated and will be placed in healthy happy homes. All teammates returned to MDRS with high anticipation of spreading out, analyzing, and exchanging rocks.
Destination: Road to Barranca Butte and Southwest Kissing Camel Ridge
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 519700, 4247300 and 518200, 4249300
Participants: Jen Carver-Hunter, Jonathan Nalder, Jen Jones, Jenny Sumsion, Amy Fullmer, Jordan Chaves, Sergii Iakymov
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Hab road to Cow Dung Road to 1101 and back
Mode of travel: Rovers on road, on foot off road
Sol Summary – December 13th
Sol: 0
Summary Title: Welcome Spaceward Bound Cohort 4
Author’s name: Jen Carver-Hunter
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary: Today we set sim expectations and trained the crew on all facets of the upcoming sim. Crew begin conducting research for the lab activity they will conduct later this week and write up for future indicators.
Look Ahead Plan: First day of sim, geology EVA, introduction to field work
Anomalies in work: No anomalies
Weather: Chilly (approx. 40 deg F), partly sunny, windy
Crew Physical Status: good physical status for all
EVA: Training EVA to Brahe Hwy to collect Gypsum
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request
Support Requested: None at this time
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