Our last full day makes us feel a little nostalgic. The breakfast was a bit quiet as we pondered the return to real life, and we actually longed for our science call at 8:30. Yes, by now we know the times of our momentary psychological assessment, but still, it usually takes us by surprise, when we’re engaged with other things and we all say “DAMN SCIENCE”. We’re playing VR games, catching up on paperwork and chilling, as the projects we needed for the last EVA have mostly concluded. We’ve successfully upgraded the suits to have ventilation and air filtration systems, with the help of our glorious Engineer and some 3D printing, now these need to be tested during a lunar marathon.
Moon dust is actually one of the worst challenges to overcome before we can easily make a lunar base. Lunar regolith is coarse, jagged and very fine, and it easily breaks equipment and sticks to everything. But let’s forget the dust! On the side, we’ve been making ice-cream, using canned fruit and milk, but the last night on the Moon is a call for some celebration – if not for all of the reports our Commander wants to have on his desk by the end of the day to give us feedback. The last EVA will complete our work on the SWAMP shelter and we intend to have the crew participate in the photo shoot with the robots we’ve brought from Warsaw. Also, all of us want to test out the upgraded suits, so there’s going to be a lot of trying things on and posing for photos 🙂
