This is the eighth in a series of reports from the HI-SEAS simulated Mars mission. Read others in the series here.
The simulated spacesuit, worn here by Kate Greene, was designed and built by Dave Akin's team at the University of Maryland. Credit: Sian Proctor On June 3, 1965, astronaut Ed White pushed out of the Gemini 4 capsule and floated into space. White, the first American to conduct an extra-vehicular activity, or EVA, was tasked with testing a hand-held maneuvering unit, taking pictures and generally making history. Twenty-three minutes after his exit, White reluctantly re-entered his spaceship, disappointed he couldn’t stay out longer, but exhilarated all the same. As a crew on a simulated Mars mission, part of our job is to conduct EVAs here on Earth. The thinking is this: Astronauts on a Mars mission will need to go outside for routine maintenance, to study geology and ...
