100 EVAs, 100 Days to Earth
It’s one hundred and seven days to mission’s end. Sometimes, it seems like we’re a few days from home instead of 15 weeks. Most days, it feels like we just marked …
Every Day is Earth Day On Mars
In a roundabout way, every day on Mars is Earth Day. Earth Day, celebrated on April 22nd in the United States for the last 46 years, celebrates and promotes awareness …
A More Powerful Season
Spring has come at last to simulated Mars. You might be asking: what does that mean? Are the snows melting? Are soft green blades breaking through the bare, furrowed ground? …
Simulated Mars: 200 Days Later
We’re rounding the corner into mission day 200. 199 days have past – days of sun where we were able to cook, turn on the heater, clean ourselves with warm …
Halfway Home: 6 Months Into Simulated Mars
Welcome to mission day 184 and the third quarter of our year on simulated Mars. It’s been six months since my crew landed here. Half a year already! Though substantial …
Breaking Through: It’s Been One of Those Months
Life as we know it stands opposition to a constant downward force. Even high-flying objects like the International Space Station are falling fast. The ISS stays aloft because it’s travelling forward at just …
Story of The Year
Where were you a year ago? Were you better off? Worse off? In a different city, a different country? Not yet in a relationship, about to be a parent, learning …
Gratitude at the 1st Quarter Mark
If this mission to Mars were a football game, this is the moment when we would stop the clocks, huddle, and take a moment to switch goals. In sports, and in life, these …