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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5296581" data-attributes="member: 11437">May 9To this point, my existence in Mars' orbit has been somewhat mundane.&nbsp; Sure, I'm stationed on an orbital observation platform circling the red planet, a position enviable of anyone in the scientific occupation, but it's been quite routine.&nbsp; And quiet.&nbsp; And lonely.&nbsp; My prior 362 days have consisted of running diagnostics on the sensor array, performing routine maintenance on both internal and external hardware, and reporting my mostly boring findings back to NASA.The beeps have changed all of that.&nbsp; I've now been in constant communication with Earth.&nbsp; Today, my mission has officially changed from mere observation to that of exploration and survey.&nbsp; I'll be remote-piloting robotic drones to Mars and directing them around the red, rocky landscape.&nbsp; I won't be heading down to the red planet myself, because the good people who designed the orbital platform didn't have the foresight to equip me with suitable env suits for such a trip.I've achieved somewhat of a celebrity status back on Earth, though I haven't set foot on my home planet in more than a year now.&nbsp; I just finished an interview with the Lunar News Services and after I finish this log, I'll be talking to a reporter from Atlantis Information.&nbsp; I'm in the odd position of being in the spotlight and I'll be honest.&nbsp; It's a little uncomfortable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5296581, member: 11437"] [i]May 9[/i] To this point, my existence in Mars' orbit has been somewhat mundane. Sure, I'm stationed on an orbital observation platform circling the red planet, a position enviable of anyone in the scientific occupation, but it's been quite routine. And quiet. And lonely. My prior 362 days have consisted of running diagnostics on the sensor array, performing routine maintenance on both internal and external hardware, and reporting my mostly boring findings back to NASA. The beeps have changed all of that. I've now been in constant communication with Earth. Today, my mission has officially changed from mere observation to that of exploration and survey. I'll be remote-piloting robotic drones to Mars and directing them around the red, rocky landscape. I won't be heading down to the red planet myself, because the good people who designed the orbital platform didn't have the foresight to equip me with suitable env suits for such a trip. I've achieved somewhat of a celebrity status back on Earth, though I haven't set foot on my home planet in more than a year now. I just finished an interview with the Lunar News Services and after I finish this log, I'll be talking to a reporter from Atlantis Information. I'm in the odd position of being in the spotlight and I'll be honest. It's a little uncomfortable. [/QUOTE]

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