Tag Archives: Dome Life

Moving House

Posted on June 12, 2015 by marthalenio

Sophie and I spent the whole day doing inventory again. It was exhausting, but we are sooooo close to being done now. We have this leeeetle pile of food that’s expired or soon to be expired that will be following us … Continue reading →

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2 Days Left, and Some Interviews

Posted on June 11, 2015 by marthalenio

2 days left! 2 days left! Sophie and I have been madly working on the food inventory for the past 2 days, with Sophie doing the lion’s share and me helping as much as I can. It’s exhausting, but hopefully … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on May 29, 2015 by marthalenio

Yesterday, for the first time in my entire life, I did a pull-up! Yessssss! Thanks Tony! This was one of my personal goals coming in here, so I’m glad to have accomplished it before the end of the mission. Other … Continue reading →

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My Pleasantly Messy Office

Posted on May 12, 2015 by marthalenio

I’m not often the last person up at night, but I was last week when I was working on the geology task one night. I took a look at my (notoriously messy) desk, and rather liked the spread of projects … Continue reading →

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Martian Reading List So Far

Posted on May 11, 2015 by marthalenio

I came in with a large number of books that I wanted to read while I was in here – stuff that I just hadn’t had time to get to in the outside world that I thought I’d have plenty … Continue reading →

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So Much News!

Posted on April 23, 2015 by marthalenio

Yesterday was a big day for our articles and interviews coming out. The one I’m most excited about was a BBC Radio 4 piece that I did. Check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r3w3l You can here me and Carl Sagan about 8 … Continue reading →

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We’re in the New Yorker!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by marthalenio

We are in the April 20th copy of the New Yorker! It’s available online, but I can’t figure out how to get the link, so you’ll just have to look it up yourselves or buy a copy in the shops … Continue reading →

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Good Friday Eclipse

Posted on April 9, 2015 by marthalenio

Neil and I went out at 1:30am last Friday night to attempt to photograph the lunar eclipse. It was really cool just looking at it, but extremely difficult to photograph. The HAZMAT suits are difficult to see in, particularly at night, … Continue reading →

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A Bit More Driving Range Practice

Posted on March 31, 2015 by marthalenio

Joce and I did a bit of sunset golf at the end of our last EVA. I got the white suit this time, and Joce the HAZMAT. I wish we had two white suits!

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Hab Tour

Posted on March 26, 2015 by marthalenio

Finally have a video introducing the Dome sweet Dome. Check it out here: http://youtu.be/ZOyI9EKLnSk

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