25th October 2040
The team celebrated their third month on Mars today. After a busy initial period, they have settled into a long stay pattern familiar to astronauts in earth orbiting space stations.
Work has focussed on site maintenance and on small scientific experiments. In addition there have been short surface excursions in the local area which have enabled the team to collect samples for further analysis.
As the base grows, it is hoped that more ambitious research projects will take place and the range of surface exploration will increase.
The team celebrated their third month on Mars today. After a busy initial period, they have settled into a long stay pattern familiar to astronauts in earth orbiting space stations.
Work has focussed on site maintenance and on small scientific experiments. In addition there have been short surface excursions in the local area which have enabled the team to collect samples for further analysis.
As the base grows, it is hoped that more ambitious research projects will take place and the range of surface exploration will increase.