• EVA Date: 4/1/02
• EVA Cmdr: Shannon Rupert
• EVA 2: Judith Lapierre
• EVA HabCom: Jennifer Knowles

Summary

This was a short EVA to Tank Way via Lowell Highway for the express purpose of collecting soil samples.

Commander’s narrative (Shannon Rupert):

Due to a failed sample mission yesterday, it was imperative that the remaining biology soil samples be collected today. We collected 18 samples in dry (escarpment) and wet (wash) areas along the first 50 meters of Tank Wash east of Lowell Highway. A second EVA was planned for this afternoon to collect the remaining samples further down the Wash and to train our new crewmember, Alex Kazarooni, in EVA protocols.

Secondary narrative (Judith Lapierre):

This short EVA was very productive. Walking down Tank Wash and collecting samples was another fascinating experience. Experienting how biological sampling can be different when in a spacesuits using gloves and carrying a large backpack does prove that much more dexterity and efforts are required. Carrying the box with the individual samples proved also to be more demanding than on a usual Earth mission of biological sampling. This was my third contribution to field biology and I found that I could already perform my tasks much better and provide good assistance to the biologist.

Technical Log

Objective:

• This was a short EVA to Tank Way via Lowell Highway for the express purpose of collecting soil samples.

Personnel:

• Shannon Rupert (Commander)
• Judith Lapierre
• Jennifer Knowles (HabCom)

Airlock timeline:

• Departure ingress: 10:07
• Departure egress: 10:12
• Return ingress: 11:30
• Return egress: 11:35

Waypoints:

New: None

Revisted: 25

Communication checks:

Check time: 11:07

• EVA team location: Tank Wash
• Status: HabCom could hear EVA Team, EVA team could not hear HabCom, EVA Team could hear each other throughout the mission
• Additional notes:
  • None.

Special circumstances:

• None.

Conclusions/lessons learned

• Mission went smoothly, no problems