Journalist report Sol 3
We report to you having just consumed, among the five of us, 7.5 bean and beef burritos with tomatoes and herbs from the GreenHab. Spirits are fairly high in the Hab this evening, with light pouring in from the Commander’s room window and two fun EVAs accomplished. Our daily rhythms seem more customizable, and little problems seemed easy to solve via ingenuity.
Last night some crew members stayed up late working on projects while the GreenHab—erroneously—continuously glowed pink with supplemental light. In the groggy morning, we did another short 100cameras module for our HSO’s project over breakfast—we’re all now fully aware of how much our Engineer likes photos of cats. We then discussed lowering our paper towel consumption and the water we use to wash dishes, and our HSO and Journalist got ready for their EVA out to Somerville Overlook. While some human error on the Journalist’s part led to minor radio issues, the two made it over the bumpy road like Martian monster truckers. The view poured out in front of them when they arrived. HSO took some drone footage, and looking skyward toward the device returning, while wearing a one-piece suit, proved so awkward that she fell over a bush. Immediately after the drone landed back at HSO’s feet, five Martian pronghorn sprinted right past the EVA crew. The rest of the outing included some soil sampling and more drone practice on Cow Dung Road.
The second EVA took our Commander, Artist, and Engineer out to the same location, where our Engineer made some progress on his Starlink project and collected more rocks for 3D scanning. Our Commander made visual contact with one of his favorite geological formations on Mars—the Monolith—and took coordinates so he could get closer with either drone or foot on another EVA during our mission. Wind and dust devils shooed them back to the Hab.
Our Journalist prepared fresh tortillas for those burritos (which used leftover chili made by our Artist). She entered her first flow state on Mars while making them. She is realizing that she needs to do a second mission entirely devoted to Martian culinary arts.