Going into the HI-SEAS Mars Desert Research station as the crew astronomer is a fantastic opportunity for me to develop new skills and rekindle my love of astronomy.

I’m the only member of the current HI-SEAS crew that had spent time in another Mars analog (which is how people in this field refer to these simulated Mars missions) before starting at HI-SEAS.

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CO2 Levels were monitored again today with a similar pattern seen before where the CO2 levels would spike in the morning.

Task 1: Construct a preliminary thermal model of the HI-SEAS Mars analog habitat. Compile engineering details of the habitat, including exact dimensions and materials used for each component, use the HEATING 7.3 modeling package and its materials library to replicate the thermal characteristics of the habitat in a computer model, incorporate expected diurnal temperature and insolation cycles ...

People often ask me how, and sometimes more importantly, why I am on this journey. I think the other crew members would say that they want to be an astronaut, to engage in space exploration, or they like the scientific opportunities. But not me.