The Mars Society is a grouping that prepares for man ’s eventual exploration of Mars with simulations in the Utahan desert . But their mission log , post on a regular basis on the group ’s web site , disclose a stress that is very actual — and very funny .
The two - week simulations , include various experimentation and equipment test , take place at the Mars Desert Research Station , situate outside Hanksville , Utah . The military volunteer who participate are expected to take the affair very severely — after all , our future Mars colony calculate on it . But of course , some profess Mars astronauts are more dedicated than other pretend Mars spaceman and this is where the bother start .
The current squad occupying the Research Station , Crew 90 , is go by Nancy Vermeulen . According to their “ Mission Info ” page , they are the first squad comprise exclusively of Belgians . In the wake of the trouble they ’ve been having , it now seems ominous that the last line of their instruction reads , “ the media is following our project very closely . ” Indeed , Geekosystempicked up on the mission and dependably documented its simmer turmoil .
After day of snits and snubs , the tension come to a head on February 15 . In that day ’s theme , Commander Vermeulen explains :
The raise foiling that after 9 day PE , Nora and Margaux are
still not able to manage the Hab systems/ standard engineering
reporting organization ( and even do n’t consider this as a job ! ) , set off
during the lunch .
The lack of dedication to the foreign mission of some people overload the
others and it had to be address out . The problem was already there from
the first 24-hour interval , when it came out that some people did n’t prepare
anything for the delegation , did n’t attend at the manuals , which were send
to them month ago and did n’t even gear up the undertaking for their own
role .
The accusation into my direction that I did n’t brief enough about the
systems was too much . Nicky almost exploded .
Arjan react double : At one hired hand he could n’t stop pick apart the
incompetency of some others during last calendar week , but during the discussion
he act as as if he was from Barcelona ( do n’t cognize anything ) . He has his
own mission and own humans .
The Commander ’s report for the last Day of the mission , which finish yesterday , obscure the interpersonal conflicts that paralyzed the work party . Only a few bloody noses are reference , perhaps as strong-arm manifestations of the gang ’s frustrations .
you may read the whole saga open on theMars Society site , or chequer out the abridged version atGeekosystem , who has done a praiseworthy job tracing how the dramatic event transpired . To Crew 91 : Godspeed . The Red Planet make beasts of men . [ Mars SocietyviaGeekosystem ]
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