Log Book for January 9, 2011

EVA 14 Report

Nathan Wong Reporting

Time:
Enter Airlock: 11:03
Exit Airlock: 11:54

Crew Members:
Nathan Wong
Jim Crowell
Judah Epstein

Site Location:
South of the Hab

Transit Mode:
Walking

Objectives:
Find the geocache hidden by MDRS crew 96

Results:
We did not find the geocache. Initially the crew had the settings of the GPS on NAD83, and then realized it was incorrect and should be at NAD27 CONUS Datum. The crew corrected the setting, but even with the new setting the geocache location did not match with the given coordinates. It was determined that the given GPS coordinates of the geocache are incorrect.

Lessons Learned:
Check to make sure the settings on the GPS are correct when navigating to a waypoint.