Journalist Report – April 29th

Today was our eighth simulation day. We woke up at 7:30 am and we had breakfast at 8:00. At 9 am, we received KUED Channel 7. PBS, a local tv interviewed us. Carl welcomed the PBS team in spacesuit outside.

Liz, a TV presenter, was very interested by the station. We showed all rooms of the Hab, the greenhab, the Ram, science dome and the solar telescope. She interviewed us about our martian life. After that, she went with us in EVA. She wore a space suit and become an astronaut during one hour. We found the entrance of what seemed to be a grand cavity which can be used as a shelter in case of strong solar winds.

After the EVA, we ate with the TV team. After meal, we discussed about Nathan’s experience and his Martian constitution. We debated about religions and thought freedom on Mars.

At 2 pm Liz interviewed Carl and Eleonore. She asked why science is important, is it difficult to live in the MDRS, … ?

In the same time we worked on our experiments. Read the scientist report for more informations.

At 6 pm, we prepared the Cap Com. Each of us is working on his report and is going to send it between 7 to 9 pm. After the Cap Com, we will eat leftovers for dinner.

Like usual, we will do a crew meeting to speak about the day.

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Today was our sixth simulation day.

We woke up at 7:30 am and had breakfast at 8:00.

Like every morning, Benjamin gathers data about the measurements, weight, brain wakefulness, tension, and pulse of the crew. He now has enough data to start analyzing his CFFF-cortical arousal graphics.

A part of the crew went on EVA at 9 am. Fortunately, we didn’t have problems with the battery of the rovers.

Nathan, Benjamin, and Carl went to a special region to find evidence of ancient life.

We climbed the hill and walked in the canyons. This site is quite far from the station. Unfortunately, despite an intense search of a part of the Special Region, we weren’t able to find any trace of ancient life.

We found the entrance of what seemed to be a grand cavity which can be used as a shelter in case of strong solar winds.

At the same time, we received food and medications from Shannon.

Maxime, Eléonore and Simon worked on their experiences. Julien helped Simon on it. Read scientist report for more information.

At 12 am, Nathan and Carl prepared the lunch. We ate rice with beans.

At 2 pm, Crew worked on the experiences. Everybody’s making good progress on them. Carl, Simon, and Benjamin reviewed applications and selected candidates for the next mission at the MDRS. UCL to Mars will recruit a new crew for next year.

At 6 pm, we prepared the Cap Com. Each of us is working on his report and is going to send it between 7 to 9 pm. After the Cap Com, we will eat together.

As usual, we will have a crew meeting to speak about the day.

Journalist Report – April 25th

Good evening Atila,

Today was our fourth simulation day. We woke up at 7:30 am and we had breakfast at 8:00. Yesterday, Maxime and Eléonore made bread, we ate it, it was delicious and not dry. We spread peanut butter and Carl’s jam on it.

Carl, Simon, Chloé and Nathan went to EVA at 9 am. They had to go to Special Region to see dinosaurs bones but they had a problem with the battery of one of the rovers. Finally, they went to Cactus Road.

In the same time, the others cleaned the Hab and wrote a Facebook publication.

At 12 am, Benjamin and Nathan prepared the lunch. We ate pasta with tomatoes and mozzarella. It was cheesy. After meal, we discussed about Nathan’s experience and his martian constitution. We spoke about the political regime to introduce and reproduction on Mars.

At 2pm, the Commander, the HSO and the injured person went to clinic. Fortunately, he will get better soon. Maxime baked bread today. The rest of the crew worked on his experiences. Chloé observed spiruline with microscope.

At 6 pm, we prepared the Cap Com. Each of us is working on his report and is going to send it between 7 to 9 pm. After the Cap Com, we will eat a soup with bread.

Like usual, we will do a crew meeting to speak about the day.

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Today was our third simulation day. We woke up at 7:30 am and we had breakfast at 8:00. Nathan and Chloé prepared choco Panecakes. At 9 am, a part of the crew had to go in EVA to rescute Opportunity rover. After that, they walked around the space station during one hour.

At the same time, Benjamin did a medical inventory. Eleonore did pictures of the sun with the solar telescope.

At 10:30 am, students from Colorado visited the MDRS. The children were very interested by the station. We showed all rooms of the Hab, the greenhab, the Ram, science dome and the solar telescope.

Julien prepared the lunch. We ate rice with rest of the apple cake. We ate apple cake for dessert. After meal, each of us worked on his experiences.

At 6 pm, we prepared the Cap Com. Each of us is working on his report and is going to send it between 7 to 9 pm. After the Cap Com, we will eat pita with salad and tomatoes from the greenhab. Mmmmmmmmm……

Like usual, we will do a crew meeting to speak about the day.

Journalist Report – April 23rd

Today was our second simulation day. We woke up at 7:30 am and we had breakfast at 8:00. Yesterday, Carl made jam, we ate it, it was delicious. He tried to do choco pasta but for me it was a failure but the rest of the crew really appreciated it. A part of the crew had to go in EVA, but they had a problem with the battery of one of the rovers. The EVA was reported to afternoon.

At 9 am, each of us worked on his experience. Eleonore and Maxime did pictures of the sun with the solar telescope.

At 12 am, Chloé and Carl prepared the lunch. We ate quinoa with beans and corn. After meal, we discussed about Nathan’s experience and his martian constitution. We spoke about the political regime to introduce on Mars.

At 2pm, Eléonore and Maxime baked bread and today it was a success. Julien and Chloé cooked an apple cake, it smells tasty. After that, Maxime, Benjamin, Eléonore and Nathan went to EVA. The rover Opportunity had a battery problem. We had to give up it on the road.

At 6 pm, we prepared the Cap Com. Each of us is working on his report and is going to send it between 7 to 9 pm. After the Cap Com, we will eat a “Gratin dauphinois” with beschamel sauce and pork sausages or lentils for vegetarians. And we will eat the apple cake for dessert.

Like usual, we will do a crew meeting to speak about the day.

Journalist Report – April 22nd

Today was our first simulation day. We woke up at 7:30 am and we had breakfast at 8:00. We ate cornflakes with dehydrated milk and orange juice. A part of crew started the day by gym while others did the housework. The first floor is now clean.

At 9 am, each of us worked on his experience (read the scientist’s report for more information).

At 10 am, Maxime and Eléonore tried to use solar telescope but were only able to use it in manual mode. After that, Eléonore and Simon prepared the lunch. We ate chiliconcarn with pasta. It was delicious. After meal, we had free time.

At 2pm, we continued our experiences. Each member find a place to work. At 4 pm, Carl, Eleonore, Simon and Chloé went to EVA to explore Mars. Chloé took soil samples for her own experiment.

At 5:15 pm, someone was on ladder when he twisted his ankle. But he seems better now.

At 6 pm, we prepared the Cap Com. Each of us is working on his report and is going to send it between 7 to 9 pm. After the Cap Com, we will try to make sushi with basil from the greenhouse. At the end of the day, we will do a crew meeting to speak about the day.

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Crew 208 Journalist Report

April 5, 2019

Author: Erika Rydberg

The End is Near: Just for our Journey On Mars

Today was a day about completion. With much of our equipment departing tomorrow, we finished our 3D prints (including pieces to build your own mini-MDRS) and completed other projects. With the completion of many projects, we had a bit of time to experience the joy of some games we have around the Hab.

Whilst Dean and Julielynn finished their rides on our bicycle battery charging system, Amanda and David played a game of space chess, and it turns out at 12 years old, David was an provincial winning chess player in Canada (we’re still trying to figure out what he can’t do – not only is he an emergency room doctor, he plays the drums, taught us some dance moves today, just finished a masters in the UK, and performed some magic tricks while at the Hab – he is the exact kind of person you want on your trip to Mars). He came out the winner today in chess, but Amanda was ready for another challenge.

We completed some additional training and testing on our thoracentesis trainer. I think for us practicing the procedure with the trainer, we’re getting more and more familiar with this life-saving procedure. I admired the growth in the Greenhab today thinking of how amazing it can be to grow so many plants in such a harsh environment, where not much is growing beyond our little green space on Mars.

We were able to fit in some additional projects including, some brief fun filming in our electric vehicle today; with our time on Mars running out we’re trying to experiment as much as possible before we go. David and Amanda had a brief trip out to the reservoir at the end of the day.

We’ve become so familiar with the Hab and our landscape, it will be sad to leave, but we rest assured that the next crew will have important research ahead of them and make more important discoveries on the Red Planet.

Journalist Report – April 4th

Date: April 4, 2019

Author: Erika Rydberg

Getting into our Groove on Mars

Food is a central part of our day and that is the case, no matter which planet you find yourself on. Our routine helps guide journey here on Mars, it’s part of the reason why I like to include it in each day’s journalist report. We started the day with cereal and fresh oatmeal. This morning David and Amanda left that for a walking EVA to explore the local fossil beds and discovered many, many seashell fossils close by. We had a large print of a map of MDRS finish on one of our 3D printers, and also printed several useful items today on our other printer. We are also using glow-in-the-dark biodegradable filament to 3D print miniature scale models of MDRS structures designed during our mission to place on our 3D printed landscapes. We performed our daily duties through much of the afternoon and continued to perfect our research. We had a lunch of herbed couscous and smoothies and then, Dean, Julielynn and I left for a second rover EVA mission. Amanda and David stayed behind and continued their journeys on our bike-powered 3D printing project, both putting in an hour riding to charge our battery.

Now that we’re nearly done with our mission, we’re starting to wrap up some of our projects and research. With 3D printing, we sometimes think if only there was more time here on the Red Planet, we would be able to accomplish so much more. For those 3D printer enthusiasts out there, you may know a lot of working with these machines is also about patience and waiting. In the limited time we have we’ve been able to gather quite a bit of knowledge in our processes, projects, and research. We hope you’ve enjoyed taking the journey with us, we have only a few days left, until we blast off and return to our home planet.

Journalist Report – April 3rd

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Crew 208 Journalist Report

Date: April 3rd 2019

Author: Erika Rydberg

Making It Work On Mars

Today we had a number of successes in our experience and travels here on Mars. We successfully printed another 3D map, we were able to fix our non-functioning 3D printer, and Dean and myself had solid one-hour rides on our bicycle to charge the battery we’re using to power our 3D printer.

David, Amanda, and I had an awesome EVA out to check out an area north of the Hab, where the landscape is called Grey Moon. Did it look moon-like? Well we haven’t visited there yet ourselves, but it was surprising and the color description was accurate. We hoped to find fossils, but instead found only the breathtaking landscape in front of us, which was enough to satisfy us on our journey. The longer we stay, the more the landscape continues to be surprising, surreal, and varied.

A short report for today, but as usual we’re never quite sure what tomorrow will hold.

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