The crew have touched down in the US, and are currently travelling to Utah in preparation for the mission.
They will arrive at 'Mars Base' on Saturday 21 April, unpack and prepare, and then commence the mission 'simulation' two days later.
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Where have the crew travelled on 'Mars'?
Today's schedule
| Mars: Fri 8 February / NZ/AUS: Sat 9 February |
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08:00 | Crew Wakeup |
| 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 10:00 | Antipodes 3, Samples collection, photography, Space Chores (Hab Cleaning) |
18:00 | Dinner Activity
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19:00 | Daily reports to Mars Society (ALL) |
19:00 | Daily Engineering EVA (FE) |
20:00 | Crew Meeting |
21:00 | R&R |
| Mars: Sat 9 February / NZ/AUS: Sun 10 February |
08:00 | Crew Wakeup. |
08:15 | Finalising preparations for departure
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| 12:00 | Crew exchange, training and departure to Earth |
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