Crew 315 Sol Summary Report 21-04-2025
Sol: 1
Summary title: First Day on Mars
Author: Tim Gagnon
Mission status: ongoing
Sol activity summary:
Our day welcomed the rising Sun over the Mars landscape.
As we gathered for breakfast we were saddened to learn that Pope Francis had died.
We enjoyed pancakes prepared by the Crew Artist and discussed our upcoming EVAs.
Anomalies in work: Main generator still does not work, suit 7 doesn’t charge, the greenhab scale doesn’t work
Weather: Sunny with highs in the mid-70s
Crew physical status: We are in good health
EVA: The Engineer, Journalist and HSO conducted the first EVA and we all gathered on the first floor to assist with
suit-up and comm checks.
As this first team completed the pre-breathe our Commander sent them off with him playing the theme from “2001 A Space Odyssey.”
They went to the Marble Ritual and explored that area.
When they returned at 1400 hrs,we conducted an informal debrief and the Commander and Artist prepared for the second EVA.
It was not as smooth and seamless as EVA1 because the Artist struggled with comms and getting into the Curiosity Rover. They traveled to the Marble offering and had less time to explore.
The Commander graciously took photos of the Artist as gifts for friends. The EVA concluded on time at 1600 hrs.
As a child of Apollo during my EVA I was able to imagine what it was like for childhood heroes to walk on the Moon. I even photographed my boot print as Buzz Aldrin did on Apollo 11. It was a glorious experience which I will turn into a fine art post mission.
After the EVAs were completed we met upstairs for a 100cameras photography module conducted by our HSO. The goal of which was to give us a better understanding about composition and help us tell a clearer story with our photography. The class was made up of instruction and then a photo exploration of our campus illustrating key words.
Our HSO and journalist prepared a delicious dinner of potato and vegetable soup and homemade bread. Using freeze dried potatoes, broccoli, corn, cheese and herbs harvested from the Green Hab they created a delicious chowder. The homemade bread was made with white and wheat flour and yeast. A bread making machine will be a highly desired appliance on future Mars missions.
After dinner while waiting for the comms window to open, we enjoyed fellowship and spoke of past experiences that we bring to this analog mission. We also consulted the map and discussed possible future EVAs farther away from the Hab.
At this time we are completing our reports, editing photos and preparing to end our day. It was full, it was exciting and we look forward to a good night’s sleep and an interesting day tomorrow.
Look ahead plan: Two EVAs are planned for tomorrow to conduct Michael’s 3D imaging project and other experiments.
Reports to be filed: Sol (filed), journalist report, greenhab report, operations report, crew photos, mission plan (filed)
Support requested: None