SOL 24 : Rover on Mars

Yesterday evening, Adèle led us through a meditation session in the mezzanine before going to bed. This helps reconnect with our senses and step away from our thoughts to return to the present moment. This morning, Adèle organized a cardio workout session to start the day off well and wake everyone up.
A typical morning at MDRS begins with physiological data collection by Julien for the Core Data experiment. After that, we have the workout followed by breakfast. Then, those who have EVA will prepare while the others start their experiments for the day.


For the first time since the start of the mission, we had EVA in the afternoon. It’s more pleasant to go out in the morning because our suits keep us very warm, and the sun can quickly make the outing very physical. However, this morning, Lou and Julien had to finish mounting and preparing the SupaeroMoon rover before testing it outdoors at 2 PM.
It was assembled at 1 PM, and after eating, Lou, Julien, and I went outside in front of the station to test the rover. Usually, we use the SAS decompression system of the HAB (our habitat), but today we used the RAM to access the power outlets and computers.


Unfortunately, we were unable to connect the computer to the rover and couldn’t test its various features. Over the next two days, we will try to fix this issue. In the meantime, Gaspard and Adèle worked on the end-of-mission report focusing on the human aspect. This is an area we chose to focus on this year, and our HSO Adèle did a lot of research on this topic and proposed many discussion workshops around these subjects.
Today was another filming day for the documentary. We filmed the rover, interviews with Célia and Julien, the lunch cooking, and Félix and Adèle made a VLOG for the Orbital Architecture experience.
Tonight, we enjoy the last evenings in the station together.
