SOL 16: Little by little, the bird makes its nest
10:05 AM: Robin and I are starting to lose hope. This morning again, we tried to solve one of AMAIA’s problems. We had a solution that seemed to resolve the last obstacle we were facing, but instead, our AI stopped working. We hope to get it up and running before the end of the mission so that we can test it with all the crew members, but we still have a long way to go.
Meanwhile, everyone is working calmly in the HAB. Erin is assessing our water consumption, Somaya is formatting our retrospectives, which is the list of everything we actually did during a day. It often happens that not everything goes as planned, an activity gets canceled, or it finishes earlier or later than the initially scheduled time. This allows Erin to create more adapted schedules for the upcoming days of the mission, and some researchers also ask to access our retrospectives to better understand our behaviors during certain periods of the day.
Behind me, I hear the boys of the crew remodeling the loft of the Upper Deck, a high space in our habitat accessible with a ladder but rather poorly arranged. Yesterday’s experience made us realize how much we could improve the station, sometimes with simple details like adding light sources. Célyan and Quentin have therefore installed a small lamp and placed mattresses and cushions in this small space that they frequent particularly. Robin is also slightly remodeling his room by making a shelf to store his personal belongings. The HAB is animated by enthusiastic discussions and the sound of the wind blowing around the MDRS, a creative breeze it seems.
03:52 PM: This morning, I went out of the HAB to do a cognitive test, and I took the opportunity to draw plans for other modules of the station: the GreenHab and the RAM. We will soon discuss possible improvements for these modules, but in the meantime, everyone is working on their experiments. In the early afternoon, Quentin, Célyan, Somaya, and I tried out siesta programs using a psio, a relaxation tool that we are testing. The idea is innovative: combining different kinds of meditations to relax more effectively, although the support could still be improved.