Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 326
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Daria Bardus
Date: 30-12-2025
Sol: 2
Journalist Report Title: Collecting Rocks
We started the morning by waking up to the smell of blueberry pancakes and spacon. After eating a delicious meal Keegan prepared Ben, Armand, and I got ready for our EVA of the day. Once we had our flight suits on, we all made sure that we were “snatched” before getting on the rest of the gear. After yesterday’s EVAs, we were all much quicker at getting our gear on. While out on EVA we walked from the hab to Hab’s Ridge so Ben could collect rock samples, Armand could observe how we react to certain challenges we faced while out on EVA, and I could work on finding the best way of taking photos while all geared up. After Ben got his samples, we all sat down for a bit to relieve our backs of the weight. As we made our way back, we realized we were not sure of where to make a turn to go down the ridge. This taught us an important lesson in navigation, how to use a compass, and paying attention to your surroundings so you can find landmarks.
While Ben, Armand, and I were out on EVA, the others worked on cleaning up breakfast before beginning their work for the day. After individual crew role responsibilities were complete, Idris and Vindhya worked on their research projects. Idris was able to finish setting up her sensors so she can hopefully start collecting data tomorrow. Vindhya worked on the code for the linear actuator and was able to verify the feasibility of our research. After that a chicken and rice soup was prepared for lunch.
Once we got back from EVA and we drank an enormous amount of water, we all sat down for lunch. During lunch Katharina gave all of us massages to help relieve us of the stresses that have been on our shoulders the past couple days. After lunch a few rounds of Clue were played and then we all took some time to rest from the exhausting day before dinner. Once dinner was prepared, we sat around the table together to eat before getting the rest of our work done. The rest of the night will include drinking coffee, working more on the rover, and playing more games before heading to bed.