Commander Report
05/07/2013
Christine Redmond
Despite the rain, today has been a productive day on Mars. Doug, our HSO and a very resourceful Eagle Scout gave the crew a demonstration on how we can substantially reduce our water usage by changing the way we wash our dishes. Doug, Schumann, Steffan and Shannon spent the morning on a EVA to set up our wind turbine study. Unfortunately the EVA team had a difficult time driving in the stakes to support the wind turbine. The crew had to end this EVA slightly early due to rain. The crew will continue to setup the wind turbine tomorrow morning. Shelby made some sweet dinner rolls and chili which was a huge hit with the crew. The afternoon was very stormy. The storms caused us to cancel our afternoon APRS testing EVA but the time inside the hab allowed us to make some progress on our 3d printing demonstration and educational outreach projects. Schumann did a great job designing some different tire treads for one of our NASA INSPIRE student submitted projects. The crew is now working on our daily reports and ready for a relaxing night of crew bonding playing Settlers of Catan.
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CommanderCheckIn Report
05/07/2013
Christine Redmond
Crew Physical Health:
All are well.
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11:11
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12:47
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Ground was very hard and difficult to drive the stakes in for the wind turbine. Rain ended this EVA slightly early. Tooling will be reevaluated and EVA will be repeated with better tooling and location of wind turbine may need to be adjusted to an area with softer ground.
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Tomorrow Plan:
Wind Turbine EVA (need to continue work to get the wind turbine staked), APRS Testing EVA (EVA #4 was canceled today due to weather)