Crew #: 335
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Matteo Calore
Date: 29APR2026
Sol: 10
Report title: Driven by Mystery
Today we woke up as usual between 7 and 8. The day began in a dynamic way, with many discussions about the development of our projects. Afterwards, the film crew continued conducting interviews with the other crew members.
The interviews went very well, offering many interesting insights into personal lives and the motivations that brought us here, as well as what draws people toward space science and the mystery that surrounds the universe.
We often hear that one of the main motivations behind the study of the cosmos is the desire to understand how things work. The mystery of existence—why we are here, what makes everything what it is, and what keeps us moving and alive—remains largely unsolved. Yet it is precisely this mystery that drives many of us to search, to travel, to study, and to go to places we have never been before.
In the afternoon, we continued working on our projects. As we are approaching the end of our simulation, we are mostly wrapping things up, trying to understand what might still be missing and what can still be done.
The evening light was particularly beautiful, as was the view of the desert from our habitat. The gradual transitions of color across the clay hills—from red to white, to violet, to beige—and the scattered rocks that populate them make this experience truly unique.