Here is the link to our mid-mission video!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O3wr6GsWbBlu5m8r8c2my2PzMoRghpfT/view?usp=drive_link
SOL 13: Life on Mars
04:35 PM: Saturday finally arrives at the station, but contrary to what one might think, it’s a very intense day for the entire crew. Throughout the week, many of us have been working on a project that was particularly close to our hearts: the mid-mission video. On Monday, I started by editing and adjusting the music so that it wouldn’t be too long but would remain intense, with different phases and drops. Starting the very next day, everyone began filming all the modules of the station and sorting through the videos already produced during the first week. Somaya started working on the editing, assisted by Célyan and Robin. Quentin decided to create a video of the Sun. He worked for hours, and the result is in the video… It was difficult to hide such a project through the reports given how invested we were, but the days are so full at the station that there’s always something to talk about regarding our adventures!
This morning, Meddi, Quentin, and Erin went on another EVA to sketch observations of the sand strata of the desert reliefs in the North Ridge area. This was Erin’s second EVA in as many days! It’s an intense experience since wearing an EVA suit has a similar effect to carrying a large backpack under the hot desert sun. This EVA also allowed us to retrieve a highly anticipated package: the "refill"! This consists of our supply boxes for the end of the mission. It’s very nice to have the choice to eat what we want, as we felt at lunch today, but it’s also important to manage our supplies well to have coherent and balanced meals until the last day.
Tonight, we reach the halfway point of our "Martian" stay, just as we begin the month of March. But this doesn’t mean that the rest will be easy; who knows what these next two weeks hold? The experiments are finally starting to yield results, some have barely begun, and each one is an adventure we can’t wait to start!