This morning we watched as three planes arrived – and then departed in quick succession with the Mars Society’s single small Hab crew. Our interaction with them was minimal throughout […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 25 July 2002 Russian TV, webcam privacy, and being on Mars for a few minutes
We got a call from the Mars Society Hab folks last night up on the crater rim. They had several Russian journalists from the NTV television network who were eager […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 24 Jul 2002: EVAs, movies – and ‘being here’
This afternoon several of us went out on a short excursion just outside of Base Camp. The purpose was to do a field test of some of the advanced communication […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 23 July 2002: Farewells, birthdays, and bartering
Marc Boucher departed from Devon Island today for Resolute. The NASA Ames Airplane team left as well. Hopefully, Marc will catch his flight from Resolute to Ottawa Wednesday morning, and […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 22 July 2002: The hottest place on Devon Island
Now that construction on the greenhouse has reached a lull, the outfitting of the structure with instrumentation so as to understand its performance is now underway. The intent here is […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 21 July 2002: Visiting ministers, missing ‘green’, and crater tours
Today we had a special group of visitors. A dozen or so environmental ministers from Denmark, the U.K. and Canada. They were on a tour of several locations throughout the […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 20 July 2002: Mars airplanes and communicating with Earth
There are a number of pervasive sounds on Devon Island. During the day power tools at the greenhouse, ATVs moving in and out of camp, and the main generator droning […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 19 July 2002: The hottest place on Devon Island, T-shirts, and a Star Trek hello
With the greenhouse now completely covered with Lexan, we have been seeing some amazing heat levels inside. The highest that I am aware of was 42.5 C (107.6 F). Although […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 18 July 2002: Giving blood, eternal light, and an evening commute
Today’s greenhouse tasks were confined to caulking and insulating the greenhouse such that precious heat does not escape – and also to prevent snow from working its way in during […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 17 July 2002 Greenhouse dedication, fishing, and mystery food
Lexan was the order of the day. After cutting and installing the last of 9 separate pieces of Lexan on the aft end of the greenhouse, we turned our attention […]