220-CommandersReport

Commander Report

02/20/2014

Corentin Liber

We tried to use the Musk Observatory last night as the sky was really clear and the moonrise later

in the night. The problem we encountered was the strong wind and we feared for the security of the

equipment. We decided to call it a night after less than 30 minutes and headed back to the Hab

without the good results we were expecting.

The wind was so strong when we went back to the Hab that the door of the front airlock could be open

by the wind alone. To be safe and protect it from damaging itself, we took the decision to secure

it from the outside with the chain.

The night was also troubled by mouses. Indeed, we heard several of them in the walls and perhaps in

the food reserve. We checked it in the morning but nothing was found eaten.

This morning, we begun as usual with a little workout before breakfast. We then worked individually

on our experiments. The only picture from the night was processed but the result wasn't much as

expected. The construction of the balloon continued as well as the testing of the captors.

An EVA took place in the afternoon to collect the second half of the data needed in the main

streambed and the geologist team then headed to his collecting area a little further to the north.

Our engineer finished the reparation of the lights between the Hab and the Musk Observatory and put

them back in place.

We'll try again to use the Observatory tonight as the sky is still clear and the wind went down by a

lot. If the weather stays favorable, we'll spend a lot of time imaging tonight.