• Commander's Check-In - Bill Clancey
• Commander's Journal - Bill Clancey

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Pepper family portrait at MDRS.	Serge Yentus (right) works with John Ossenfort and Ray Gilstrap to get ScienceOrganizer back on the network (problem caused by failure of UPS system on upper deck earlier).
Mike Scott checks out the ATV system that will be used to simulate Boudreaux for communications and voice command testing ("ATV as robot" scenario). Laptop is running Boudreaux's agent system, in communication with astronaut backpack and HabCom laptop in MDRS.	Boudreaux tries to tackle a hill during an independent test of its obstacle avoidance system, which was redesigned this year to use the laser sensor (to provide better data about hills and overhangs).
Team testing ATV simulating a robot in the Pooh's Corner area. Tests verified both the ATV screen & computer configuration, as well as the agent system. New command "join me" provided warning to the astronaut when wireless LAN comms were lost to hab; astronaut confirmed moving to recover comms. Display was successful for giving distance and bearing information to the driver (simulating the robot controller) to go to named locations.	Kevin Bass served as the test astronaut during the "ATV as robot" scenario.
Kevin solders a copper lug to the 000 gauge cable to be used to connect the two batteries of the diesel generator.	Current setup of batteries; new battery did not fit in tray; cable connections limit damage from vibration. Old battery with broken mount is on the right.