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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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Engineering Report – July 21st
Written by Alexandre Mangeot Water was fetched this morning. According to our first estimation we are currently using 7L per day per person. Unresolved issue: – 4 staterooms without power (still waiting for Joe to reply).
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Commander Report – July 21st
Written by Alexandre Mangeot One EVA today. Anastasiya and Jon have been to the southern part of the crater ridge (2km radius, 4.2km walked). I was carrying the shotgun. We have decided that the person that carries the gun is a simulated remotely operated robot with pictures and limited sampling and communication capabilities.
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Crew Photos – July 21st
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Sol Summary – July 20th
Written by Jon Clarke Sol 1 (or 81) Today we started the simulation part of the Arctic phase of the Mars 160 mission. This is an especially appropriate day to start as July 20th in Space Day in the US. It commemorates the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon in 1969 and the Viking 1…
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Journalist Report – June 20th
Written by Anastasia Stepanova The Beginning of the End Hello there from the crew Mars 160! Many of you have been following our trip to Mars here on Earth, but for those who read it for the first time, here is the story. In 2013 Mars Society announced the call for volunteers for one year…
