Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 330
Position: Journalist
Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac
Date: (23-02-2026)
Sol: 8
Journalist Report Title (if applicable) : First step far from the station
Soon after waking up, we started the day with an upper body strengthening session organized by Adèle. Then, it was time for Célia, Lou and I to leave for a photogrammetry EVA. The objective was to head to Compass Rock to set up way points and take pictures with the ANAFI AI drone from Parrot. These pictures will allow us to create a 3D map of the site. We will then organize orienteering EVAs, where two teams will have to look for checkpoints, after going through a different training. One team will have access to the 3D map, while the other team will only use a 2D map. We will compare their efficiency. The first team will be composed of Adèle and Gaspard, studying the 2D map, while Félix and Julien will have access to the 3D map. It was the first time that we could go as far and we were amazed by the views offered to us. We really felt like we were exploring a new world !
During this time, Felix was acting as CapCom of the EVA and continued working on his botanist project with Gaspard. He set up the webcam and prepared the python script for the Raspberry Pi. Julien is working on a paper for a conference in Munich that will take place in April : the SSEA. It is about the scientific mediation that we have done in primary, middle and high schools during our year of preparation and our mission.
Today, Adèle has also started to do interview with Gaspard, Félix, Julien and Lou. As an HSO (Health and Safety Officer), she makes sure that everyone feels good. These moments allow us to have a one-on-one discussion, which is rare in such a small space. Our rooms are 4 m² and the HAB (our main habitat) is 8m in diameter and is divided into 2 floors and a mezzanine. So we spend most of our time in a small space, and being able to meet in small numbers is critical to be able to confide in each other.
This afternoon, Gaspard tried to make distilled water for the GreenHab but the
equipment was not suitable. Célia went to the observatory but the dome had a
problem and no longer opened.
Felix, Celia and Lou had a session of the NeuroErgonomics experiment and Adèle and I had a session for Orbital Architecture. These are two human factors experiments where the tasks we have to perform are similar. In both cases, the objective is to study how confinement impacts our cognitive skills and it is therefore interesting to carry them out during analog missions.
Tomorrow, Adèle, Félix and Julien will go even farther on the Red Planet.