Scheduled Calm
Early in the mission, before the simulation began, the crew sat down to work on a comprensive schedule for every task needed to be done while at MDRS. Our first day of settling into the simulation was a day of … Continue reading
Early in the mission, before the simulation began, the crew sat down to work on a comprensive schedule for every task needed to be done while at MDRS. Our first day of settling into the simulation was a day of … Continue reading
This post was written on our first day in simulation at the Mars Desert Research Station. Our two-week mission at MDRS in January 2013 served as preparation for the four-month HI-SEAS mission in April. We staggered our arrival at … Continue reading
This past week I’ve been in southern Utah, in a simulated Mars habitat with my HI-SEAS crew. We’re living and working in the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), practicing, in effect, our upcoming four-month mission in Hawaii. This means we’re … Continue reading
Crew member Dr. Sian Proctor, in charge of education and outreach, has been hard at work on our new website. Check it out at hi-seas.org. We’re all contributing posts and pictures as we ramp up to our two-week practice mission … Continue reading
Our goal as HI-SEAS crew is to get good data about food during the mission. So in addition to rehydrating food, cooking meals for six, and cleaning dishes, we will keep tabs on the ingredients we choose, the time it … Continue reading