Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 330
Position: Journalist
Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac
Date: (24-02-2026)
Sol: 9
Journalist Report Title (if applicable) : Cowboy Corner
Today, the goal was to explore this new planet! Félix, Adèle and Julien did an EVA at Cowboy Corner towards Tharsis Montes. Before that, they stopped by Marble Ritual to change the batteries of the atmospheric instruments. It is a task that we have to conduct every 2 days. After a 15 minutes drive with the rovers, they were able to explore new landscapes. They walked 1 kilometer and the field was more difficult than the other EVA. Spacesuits were cumbersome and long walks were exhausting with all the equipment to carry on. But it offers awesome view on this new planet where every day we are taking a step forward, getting to know her better !
Meanwhile, Gaspard, Lou and I started to create the 3D map for the photogrammetry experiment. Yesterday, we took photos of the area and today we could create a first map which will be used this week for the orientation races. Célia was CapCom for the EVA, but for the solar observations, there were some issues with the opening of the dome. We hope that we will fix that in the following days ! Instead, she did some treatments for her nocturnal observations.
This afternoon, we took a little break because the morning was quite intense. Afterwards, we had an HSO brief from Adèle to discuss all together about everything we felt during the first week of the mission. We then went back to our respective daily tasks. Adèle and I also had a NeuroErgo session.
Lou kept working on her AirLock project to enhance the fidelity of our simulation. For now, the countdown for the decompression starts when we go out of the station, but not when we come back because the sensors were only installed on the inside door of the airlock. This afternoon she made the sensors for the outside door.
Félix and Célia planted the broccoli microgreens that they prepared together last week. Microgreens are seeds that grow very rapidly, from which we will eat the leaves and the remains of the seed. They have a strong taste and will nicely enhance our meals. Our mission lasts a full month et we will be able to follow the full life cycle of the sprouts.
Tonight, we will plant the flowers seed that Félix prepared for us!