Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.19.2024 Sol 12 The morning started with whisking noises in the kitchen outside our rooms. The crew began to get ready one by one, curious about what’s cooking. Turns out Ben (Funk) is making dalgona coffee by whisking instant coffee with water and sugar to make a layer …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.15.2024 Sol 8 Today we got back into our normal routine. With an EVA planned this afternoon, the crew started the day with some slices of bread from yesterday. We all remarked that it was a bit more moist than previous iterations, making the bread softer and nicer …
Nicole Chan <nicolec081204> Attachments 8:54 PM (1 minute ago) to mdrs-mission-support Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.16.2024 Sol 9 A bit of a later start to the workday today as the crew got up one by one. We had interesting conversations while Ben (Funk) and Anja (Freebee) took turns making chocolate chips and blueberries …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.17.2024 Sol 10 Today took a pretty unexpected turn. The crew had originally scheduled an EVA at 1000 to Skyline Rim for Madelyn (Melon), Ben (Funk), and Anna (Roots) to visit the site and collect soil samples to further our Project MADMEN science goals. A few hours before, …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.18.2024 Sol 11 The Sol began with sunny and clear skies, which was a great sign to carry out EVA 11 which had been postponed from yesterday. With the smell of cinnamon rolls warming up in the oven, the crew got ready for the day around the dining …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.14.2024 Sol 7 The crew all enjoyed the slow morning today on our rest day. In preparation for today, while the crew had brainstormed some ways to relax and bond, they have also outlined some science tasks including some imaging, pH measurements and processing the soil samples through …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.13.2024 Sol 6 Our crew awoke feeling rested for the long day ahead. We have two target sample selection sites for today’s EVA #7, to be led by Rebecca (Chopper), Ben (Funk), Anna (Roots), and myself (PODO). But before that, we need to prepare solutions to test the …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.10.2024 Sol 3 At the end of Sol 2, we successfully carried out our callsign ceremony, officially naming Melon (Madelyn), Chopper (Rebecca), Freebee (Anja), Funk (Ben), Roots (Anna), and PODO (Nicole). After two busy Sols of onboarding and settling into our rotation, the crew was granted a later …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.11.2024 Sol 4 Today is a special day! Madelyn (Melon) informed us in the crew debrief last night that Sol 4 is where we’ll have our first showers on Mars. How exciting! The crew began the day with rehydrated coconut milk and cereal (another great Earth-meal remake). With …
Journalist Report Nicole Chan, Crew 290 Journalist 01.12.2024 Sol 5 This morning, the crew made staggered entrances to the kitchen to enjoy some cookies and bread made by Anja (Freebee) last night. With today’s EVA 6 being our longest yet, our EVA crew, Madelyn (Melon), Anna (Roots), and Freebee began preparing for their adventure to …
