Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 326
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Daria Bardus
Date: 05-01-2026
Sol: 7
Journalist Report Title: Orange Delight and Our Addiction
After another late-night of Terraforming Mars where the whole crew played and Keegan won yet again, we all finally went to bed before getting up for a busy day. We started this morning by getting up and eating apple cinnamon pancakes and preparing the rover for today’s EVA. Today, Keegan, Vindhya, and I drove to White Rock Canyon to try and collect more dirt samples. Although, due to high wind speeds not long after arriving we had to turn back, meaning we could not collect samples today. However, we are planning on going back another day. Also, during EVA Vindhya and I struggled with releasing the park break on Curiosity, however whenever Keegan gave it a try, he got it down with no problem. Vindhya and I are still confused about why we could not release the break and have chosen to believe Keegan has magic.
Once we got back to the hab we ate lunch and played some chess before taking some time to rest. The rest of the day was not very eventful. We all just ended up getting some work done and playing games before dinner. For dinner today we had orange chicken and rice. Now you may be asking yourself how we made orange chicken without oranges. Idris ended up using orange delight drink mix to make the sauce, our favorite drink. To be clear, that is sarcasm, no one except maybe Keegan is a fan of “the orange drink."
Today we have not played a round of Terraforming Mars, however our addiction to the game might get the better of us. More to come on that tomorrow. The rest of the evening will consist of us getting some more work done, playing games, including guessing everyone’s favorite songs, and hopefully an early night.