Category: Sol Summary

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 22/02/2026

Sol: 7

Summary Title: Starting our second week with a lot of work

Mission Status: We are entering the core of our mission, and everything is going great

Sol Activity Summary:
After a first rest day which was very beneficial to everyone in the crew, we start our second week with some rest and relaxation. While our minds definitely feel better, we still feel a bit physically tired from a very loaded first week. Nonetheless, we had a lot of work to do today, and wanted as well to conduct our first exploration EVA. This made for a challenging schedule of the day, but we are now very accustomed to the station and we managed to handle the day with impressive success.
The nice weather could finally allow Célia to start her solar observations.
The first EVA of the day encountered some delay from the weather and mission support’s approval, and was met with an issue with communications. In consequence, the EVA team didn’t get to explore the planned point of interest, but could maintain the atmospheric experiments as planned.
The second EVA of the day was an an almost complete success, we were able to displace both experiments in view of the HAB and restart one of them. The second one will require the next EVA Team to stop by for a few minutes on the way to their destination.
Today’s physical activity was challenging but woke up our bodies nicely after a day of slumber.
Anderson’s awesome shift as Mission Support ended today, and we now welcome Brett as our crucial onsite support. We look forward to keep working hand in hand with Support !

Look Ahead Plan:
We are looking to slow down the rythm of the day a bit, as we are expecting the adverse effects of confinement and isolation to strengthen throughout the week. Tomorrow we will conduct the first EVA of our Photogrammetry experiment, on a new location to explore.

Anomalies in work: Issues with EVA radios headsets

Weather: Sunny and Muddy

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 05 Conducted with success
– EVA 06 Conducted with success
– EVA 07 to be planned, for the photogrammetry experiment

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 05 Report
– EVA 06 Report
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report
– Astronomy report

Support Requested: N/A

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 23/02/2026

Sol: 8

Summary Title: Finding our rhythm

Mission Status: Going great

Sol Activity Summary:
We all got to sleep quite early last night and got up rested, but still feeling a bit sleepy. This morning’s physical activity got us working our core and upper body, which woke us up nicely. We again made progress today, and most of our experiments are running and gathering scientific data. This morning’s EVA allowed us to start conducting the Photogrammetry experiment, and it went perfectly. Félix is making great progress with the set up of his botanic experiment, the Supaeromoon rover is printing slowly but surely and Julien got the time to work on his research paper for the SSEA in Munich.
Only the observatory got in our way today, as the dome refused to open all day.
The planning was meant to be lighter to day, and we followed it quite nicely, even taking the time for a little nap in the beginning of the afternoon.

Look Ahead Plan:
We are beginning the hardest part of our mission, and are getting prepared to ride it smoothly with the least difficulties possible. The rest of this week’s EVA will be dedicated to maintaining the atmospheric experiments, exploring and conducting the rest of the Photogrammetry experiment.

Anomalies in work:
– Issues with EVA radios headsets (not yet troubleshot, but healthy radios sets have been identified)
– Issue with the Musk Observatory Dome.

Weather: Sunny

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 07 Conducted with success
– EVA 08 to be planned, for maintenance of the atmospheric experiments and exploration

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 07 Report
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report
– Astronomy report

Support Requested: None

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 24/02/2026

Sol: 9

Summary Title: Another great day on Mars

Mission Status: Going great

Sol Activity Summary:
Today feels like our mission is finally going smoothly, and some kind of routine is setting up. Maybe opposite from what we seek on Earth, this routine actually feels great and relaxing during an intense mission so far.
We got the time to conduct some maintenance and repairing in the station, and we keep on conducting our experiments without major difficulties.
Our first exploration EVA in the morning was a success, and the team was in awe during their walk on the beautiful surface.
Our HSO organized a crew meeting in the afternoon, so that we could all take the time to express our feelings of the first third of our mission. It was really well received, and everyone felt good and closer to the entire crew at the end.

Look Ahead Plan:
We are still working on the Photogrammetry experiment and should conduct the following EVA Thursday and Friday. Our planning feels nicely set up, with a nice balance between advancing our scientific experiments, maintaining the station and taking the time to rest and relax.
We are looking towards our big resupply at the end of the week, as we are beginning to lack the best ingredients of our food supplies.

Anomalies in work:
– Issues with EVA radios headsets (not yet troubleshot, but healthy radios sets have been identified)
– Issue with the Musk Observatory Dome.

Weather: Sunny

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 08 Conducted with success
– EVA 09 to be planned, for exploration

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 08 Report
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report
– Astronomy report

Support Requested: If possible, we would like to have a resupply of the following in advance :
– Dehydrated milk
– Handsoap
– Burger Mix and/or Ground Beef
Please find attached the current inventory of our food supply.

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 25/02/2026

Sol: 10

Summary Title: A productive day

Mission Status: Going great

Sol Activity Summary:
This morning we woke up with a dance session prepared by Adèle and Lou. We all had a good night of sleep and feel quite rested. At breakfast, we tasted some chocolate paste cooked by Lou from the cooking ingredients we have left in the station. She asked our onboard AI (AMAIA) for the recipe, and it turned quite well.
The planning of the day was again lighter than our first week, with a load that we can sustain for the rest of the mission, while our experiments are set up and running without too much work. In the morning we conducted another exploration EVA, dedicated to taking lots of pictures and videos, with the help of our drone.
This afternoon we kept on working on our experiments, and got the time to troubleshoot some of the station’s issues, with some success.
We got a crucial little resupply from mission support which should suffice until our full resupply at the end of the week, thank you !

Look Ahead Plan:
We will keep on gathering scientific data from our experiment, and fixing some of the issues we encountered in the station during the last few days. The next EVAs will be dedicated to the Photogrammetry experiment and keeping on maintaining our atmospheric experiments outside on the field.
Two more sols until the second rest day and the half of the mission !

Anomalies in work:
– Issues with EVA radios headsets (not yet troubleshot, but healthy radios sets have been identified)
– Issue with the Musk Observatory Dome: solving in progress with Peter
– Battery of backpack #4 replaced.

Weather: Clear

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well, rested

EVA:
– EVA #09 Conducted with success
– EVA #10 to be planned, for maintenance of the atmospheric experiments and Photogrammetry

Reports to be filed:
– EVA #09 Report
– Journalist Report
– GreenHab report
– Operations report
– Astronomy report

Support Requested: None

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 26/02/2026

Sol: 11

Summary Title: Troubleshooting day

Mission Status: Going great, solving problems on all fronts

Sol Activity Summary:
Today seemed to be dedicated to troubleshooting, more or less on purpose. The EVA this morning was the first session of orienteering for the Photogrammetry experiment. We got interesting data with the 2D map, with some ideas for the next session. The drone however was locked in a small geographic area, and we couldn’t do the shots we wanted. Back in the station we had a look at the options of the Drone and found the issue with a Geo-locking function.
We also had better result with the 3D printing today, after switching the PLA filament and heating the printing bed a bit, after lots of trials and frustrating botched prints.
In the afternoon, we could troubleshoot the faulty radio sets. We identified at least one of them to be faulty, with a connector pin seemingly disconnected (more info in the Operations Report). The others seem to be alright but we will keep a close eye / ear on it.
Later in the day, Lou, Célia and I worked on the Observatory, following the green light from Peter. We found several issues with the setup, and we will continue working on it with a close collaboration with Peter.
Our experiments are still running and gathering data. The crew feels great and motivated towards our next rest day and the mid-point of our mission. We keep working on our video which will be published next week.

Look Ahead Plan:
The 3D map orienteering Photogrammetry session will be conducted tomorrow. We are finishing the week with great scientific results, and a great morale among the crew. We are still feeling tired from the isolation and confinement in the station, and are very much looking forward for our rest day on sol 13.

Anomalies in work:
– Issues with EVA radios headsets (troubleshot, one is faulty)
– Issue with the Musk Observatory Dome (solving in progress with Peter).

Weather: Sunny, a bit windy in the afternoon

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 10 Conducted with success
– EVA 11 to be planned, for Photogrammetry

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 10 Report
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report
– Astronomy report

Support Requested: None

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 27/02/2026

Sol: 12

Summary Title: Creating memories

Mission Status: Going great, rest day tomorrow

Sol Activity Summary:
Concluding a successful week, today went great and we conducted all our experiments without any issue. As mentioned in the previous report, we will publish a video during our mission, to showcase everything we have been doing in the first half of the mission. Today we filmed a lot of scenes to illustrate our mission as best as possible, and we should have enough material to keep assembling the video. Tonight everyone feels relaxed, as we are planning an evening of fun activities before our second rest day.
Some of the crew is also working hard on writing abstracts and articles for upcoming scientific congresses, namely SSEA and IAC, as the submission deadlines are tomorrow.

Look Ahead Plan:
Rest day tomorrow, and then the start of the second half of our mission ! We will publish our mid-mission scientific summary on Sol 13.

Anomalies in work:
– Issue with the Musk Observatory Dome (solving in progress with Peter, observations are possible).

Weather: Sunny

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 11 Conducted with success

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 11 Report
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report
– Astronomy report

Support Requested: Resupply for the next two weeks, please find the inventory attached.

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 28/02/2026

Sol: 13

Summary Title: Relaxing at the middle of the mission

Mission Status: Going great, ready for next week

Sol Activity Summary:
The crew rested and relaxed today. We finished our abstracts for the submission to the IAC, played games, watched a movie and baked buns for burgers tonight. We are already at the half of our mission, we feel like we have been in the station forever, but the time is flying so fast at the same time. Most importantly, we are all feeling great and we are in excellent shape for the next two weeks.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow, we will prepare the two weeks to come, we will continue working on all of our experiments and slowly prepare the conclusion of our mission.

Anomalies in work:
– Issue with the Musk Observatory Dome (solving in progress with Peter, observations are possible).

Weather: Sunny

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA: N/A

Reports to be filed:
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report

Support Requested: N/A

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew HSO

Report prepared by: Adèle LADAGNOUS

Date: 01/03/2026

Sol: 14

Summary Title: Back to work

Mission Status: Going great

Sol Activity Summary:

We had a good resting day yesterday. The day started with a short EVA. Its goal was to change the atmospheric equipment batteries and to collect data, everything went well. We conducted all our experiments on human factors without any issues. Then, we started doing the editing of the half-mission video. We also finished our mid-mission scientific summary. Our crew botanist started doing his own project in the greenhab. The toilets were checked and everything is ok. It was a busy day and tonight, everyone will relax.

We received our food supplies, thank you to mission support. Please find the inventory attached.

Anomalies in work:
– None

Weather: Sunny, a little bit windy

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 12 Conducted with success

– EVA 13 to be planned for photogrammetry and stratigraphy experiments

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 12 Report

– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report

– Mid-mission scientific summary

Support Requested: None

Report title: Sol Summary Report
Crew #: 326
Position: Crew Commander
Report prepared by: Keegan Chavez
Date: 01-01-2026
Sol: 4

Summary Title: New Year, Same Old Crew
Mission Status: all things nominal
Sol Activity Summary: Late start today after the New Years Eve festivities. Crew had their own meals throughout the morning before prepping for EVA 5. In the afternoon, disaster struck as we realized we were out of flour, and running low on salsa. Having hit a small snag in Katharina’s RF mapping project, a new procedure is being developed and will be tested on a shorter EVA on Sol 5. Crew spirits are staying high and research is starting to progress at a more rapid pace.
Look Ahead Plan: All EVAs have been planned, crew members are adapting their schedules with the knowledge of when they will be able to take their projects out on EVA
Anomalies in work: none
Weather: Cloudy throughout the day
Crew Physical Status: staying healthy and fit
EVA: Katharina, Idris, and Armand moved on foot to Skyline Ridge. The EVA team stopped at the top of Hab Ridge to begin testing the RF meters for Katharina’s sensor project. While running the RF signal generator from the Hab, CAPCOM is not able to receive a radio signal from the EVA team. This procedure was deemed too dangerous for operation and that aspect of the EVA was canceled. Idris was able to place an environmental sensor about halfway along the route to Skyline Ridge, and Armand was able to gather data for her project. The EVA team made it all the way to Skyline Ridge to gather images for the autonomous rover navigation project before returning to the Hab.
Reports to be filed:

Sol Summary

GreenHab Report

Operations Report

Journalist Report

Daily Photos

EVA Report

EVA Request x2

Support Requested: Bread is a large part of our calorie consumption so far and we have run out of all-purpose flour, we would like to request some more

Report title: Sol Summary Report
Crew #: 326
Position: Commander
Report prepared by: Keegan Chavez
Date: 02-01-2026
Sol: 5

Summary Title: At the whim of Mars
Mission Status: research slightly delayed, other operations nominal
Sol Activity Summary: A double helping of pancakes were served this morning to fuel what we thought would be a double EVA day. Rainfall overnight and a heavy cloud cover throughout the morning caused us to change our EVA plans and eventually cancel our second EVA of the day. While the crew scientist was disappointed as he was unable to gather samples today, his spirits were heightened by the crew’s first game of Terraforming Mars, won by the Commander! Whole crew spirits were heightened by their first showers of the mission. The day was finished off with breakfast for dinner and some rousing games of whodunit.
Look Ahead Plan: EVA schedule has been rearranged; the crew still expects to get every project finished barring any more weather delays
Anomalies in work: Low visibility and wet terrain caused delays in some research projects
Weather: Cloudy, foggy, rainy, clear in the afternoon
Crew Physical Status: Healthy and fit, feeling refreshed
EVA: Katharina, Daria and Vindhya performed the morning EVA around the Hab. A loose connection on the rover was filled with mud causing the controller to be unable to communicate with the rover. A harsh but important lesson to learn on Mars. Katharina was able to take RF power measurements around the Hab by implementing a new method for signal generation that allows for open comms at the same time.
Reports to be filed:
Sol Summary
GreenHab Report
Operations Report
Journalist Report
Daily Photos
EVA Report
EVA Request x2
Support Requested: None