• Weekly Report – July 23rd

    Sunday 16th of July 2017. A red bi-propeller plane is approaching a brownish hill in the High Arctic. On top of it, sits for 17 years now a tuna can habitat named Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station. After few low fly-bys, the plane is slowing down, landing 2.5 km from the Hab… The station is…

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  • Science Report – July 23rd

    Written by Alexandre Mangeot During EVA, we find interesting features. We find a spider. It has been captured, brought back to the Hab for further analysis. We found some red presumably algae on the bottom of a pool. Pictures and samples have been taken for further analysis. New species (unseen during previously EVA) of flowers…

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  • Commander Report – July 23rd

    Written by Alexandre Mangeot Today was a very productive day despite the weather. This morning we were hesitating between doing the chores in the morning and the EVA in the afternoon or the opposite. Since we are short in time, I give the priority to the EVA and the science. So the trick is to…

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  • Engineering Report – July 23rd

    Written by Alexandre Mangeot We have fetched water this morning. Done in less than an hour. Trash has been burn this morning. Since the incinerator need power to run, the generator is usually turned on the whole morning. We repaired a pair of speakers this evening. So now we can watch movie with a good…

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  • Picture of the Day – July 22nd

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  • Crew Photo – July 22nd

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  • Sol Summary – July 22nd

    Written by Jon Clarke Sol 3 (or 83) Very wet on Mars today.  The terraforming program must be going well! However, things are improving.  There are patches of sunlight on the farther crater wall this evening and, if the weather does not worsen, we should at least be able to go out of sim scouting…

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  • Picture of the Day – July 21st

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  • Creative Report – July 21st

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  • Sol Summary – July 21st

    Written by Jon Clarke Sol 2 (or 82) The weather has not been great to day. It remains cloudy and we had a little rain over night, although not enough to make a difference. The wind has picked up, and is nicely blowing the Mars flag out when we look out the window. While not…

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