Log Book for January 18, 2011
Commander's Report
Virgiliu Pop Reporting
First simulation day!
It started with a nice oatmeal breakfast,
then we performed a thorough cleaning of the whole hab ... we decided
that the lower deck is "slippers only', the upper deck is 'socks
only', and the EVA dress room is 'boots only'. It is not true that men
are from Mars and women are from Venus - they both belong to Mars, and
a crew like our own, where women are the majority, is likely to keep
Mars very clean.
We then had lunch - a whole eight portions of soup
for a very tired crew of 5, while the mission commander got a nickname
- Captain Cook! It is true, as a personal note, that I love to cook -
and hate to clean up! - and I think the best way of managing a mission
is to have crew members do what they like best (but also what they
have to do ...).
After lunch, each member tended to their duties: Hari
went to the Greenhab and later to the Musk observatory, Dragos drove
the pressurized rover (SUV) with Betty and Iulia to the EVA site,
while the commander had to set-up the rover. What a joy to do some
electronics after more than 20 years - and what a chore to wash the
dishes!
After the away team returned from the EVA, the crew wrote
their reports, and we all look forward to a nice dinner and to our
first astronomy lesson at the Musk observatory - courtesy of
Haritina.