Author: Ian “Mac” MacRobert

Had an alarm this morning, while Kate and I were off duty at the hab. The dual-auger hit a weak point and sank through what must have been a hard but thin layer of icy regolith. Our survey data didn’t reflect any such thing, and the geology experts didn’t predict a cavity like that. So…

I had to call Eddie and Yukito in from their solar array inspection run.  Needed them to solve a power problem. Totally my fault.  Diana and Al were busy with launch prep. Stepan and Kate were asleep.  I was trying to get a jump on water purification system maintenance, and my tools were kind of…