EVA Report – January 31th


Crew 274 EVA Report 31-01-2023

EVA # 3

Author: Sarah E. Guthrie, Commander

Purpose of EVA: To measure speed and distance of a 30 minute walking EVA as part of a logistics research study (PI: Pender)

Start time: 10:00am

End time: 11:30am

Narrative: EVA 3 departed the habitat at 10:00am for Kissing Camel Ridge as part of an research project for logistic caches. The crew traversed the surface in the direction of Kissing Camel Ridge for 30 mins to measure distance and speed. Once crew reached the base they took a 10 minutes break before returning to the habitat. The crew returned to the habitat at 11:20am. They then walked the MDRS campus and took a visual inspection before ingressing at 11:25am.

Destination: Kissing Camel Ridge

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): N4249700, E518700

Participants: EVA Lead – Nick Pender (HSO), Lex Lojek (Engineer), Tyler Hines (GHO), and Tony DiBernardo (Journalist)

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Kissing Camel Ridge (see GPS map provided)

Mode of travel: Walking only

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