HMP Research Station Status Report
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Brian Glass (NASA Ames) and his team Sarah Thompson, Sarah Huffman (both from NASA Ames), Shannon Statham (Georgia Tech), and Joanna Cohen (Honeybee Robotics). Did more work setting up the DAME equipment and started core sampling at the hydrothermal site. Steve Baird (UBC) and Katsak Manik (from Resolute) also helped at the site.
Dr. Vince Pisacane (R.A. Heinlein Professor, US Naval Academy) also went to the area near the DAME site and got some radiation measurements. His rather expensive equipment is working well.
The medical team, Dr. Jean-Marc Comtois (Head, Operational Space Medicine, CSA) and Dr. Christian Otto (University of Ottawa) did another mock-medical scenario today, once again with [yours truly] Elaine Walker (EPO, Mars Institute). This time Elaine was a 26 year old pregnant girl with a mock ectopic pregnancy. Doctors video conferenced with Dr. Otto and remotely telementored him through the examination to try and diagnose the problem.
Pascal brought some parts for the Mars-1 Humvee Rover and Jesse Weaver (technician) did some repairs. Jesse Weaver also worked with camp cook, Mike Langenhan, to upgrade the Humvee, installing a compressor so that it can inflate it's own tires, which worked out well. The tires must be partially deflated when traversing over mud, to degrease ground pressure, and this will allow re-inflating of the tires out in the field.
Pascal has taken over the duty of leading the meetings twice a day, which was Stephen Braham's job while Pascal was away for two weeks.
"HMP7SFU Portable Elaine out and clear"
