Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 330
Position: Journalist
Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac
Date: (27-02-2026)
Sol: 12
Journalist Report Title (if applicable) : The Sun from Mars
Last night, Adèle organized a meditation session. Once seated in the mezzanine of the HAB, she guided us through what is called a body scan, which allows us to become aware and relax the entire body.
Gaspard first gave us a quick briefing on the last day before the weekend. We then had a session of muscle strengthening to start the day. The entire crew is going on an EVA for photogrammetry this week, and today it was the team’s turn with the 3D map to go on an orienteering race. One of the difficulties on Mars is to be able to identify accessible areas. Mars remains a hostile environment, and being able to map it before sending humans there could be very useful. Using the 3D map, Julien and Félix, accompanied by Lou who was leading the race, managed to find 6 out of 8 beacons.
A busy morning for the rest of the crew. Adèle had a session of Orbital Architecture and prepared a HSO briefing for the afternoon.
Since she couldn’t open the observatory since the beginning of the mission, Célia was happy to observe solar activity. When the sun becomes active, solar flares appear. One of her goals is the automatic identification of these flares because there is a hypothesis that they would be correlated with solar eruptions. Astronauts heading to Mars, having left the Earth’s magnetic field, would no longer be protected from radiation, so it is important to predict solar activity to ensure their safety.
Knowing that the mission is approaching its halfway point, we have been filming all day for the mid-mission video.
This afternoon, Félix continued working on the botanical project. He was able to prepare different substrates in which he will compare the growth of cress shoots. The objective is to identify what would be the most interesting to use in a context where resources are limited.
Tomorrow is a rest day for the Crew 330, and we will be able to rest tonight to be prepare for the other half of the mission.