| Photo Diary |

Maarten Sierhuis oversees a walkthrough connectivity test. The antenna on Rocky-C ATV is receiving the computer network signal from the distant repeater. Charles Lee and John Dowding (just visible on the Lith Canyon floor) are carrying the minibooks to verify DLink connection to Rocky-C. Maarten is using the IP phone to speak to Ron van Hoof back at MDRS to confirm that the HabCom Mobile Agents computer can see the minibooks. |

Nathan Howard moves ERA into position. The highly uneven terrain prevents "autonomous" movement along the canyon ledge. |

After donning their suits and backpacks inside Everest (Michigan's Mars Rover), Abby and Brent review their maps and the scenario activity plan, while they wait for Maarten to signal that the Mobile Agents system is initialized. Commander Bill Clancey, who scripted and documented this EVA scenario, is just visible reflected between them. |

Charles Lee opens up Minibook B to unplug the network cable and restart the system. Possibly a problem occurred while starting the computer inside Everest, where network connectivity was sporadic. |

Scenario 3 has now begun. Abby and Brent can independently address their personal agents, running on their backpacks. Abby takes a sample, and Brent takes a photo. When work here is completed, Brent says, "Start walk to the head of canyon activity." The activity plan is represented using Brahms activity modeling language, as named locations with GPS coordinates and scheduled work durations with alert thresholds. The plan allowed for the walk to take ten minutes; the crew was alerted automatically that they exceeded this time. A future version would also help them find their way. |

Brent and Abby ask the ERA to take a picture of them. |

Out of the shadow of the ATV's DLink broadcast, Abby and Brent work freely in the canyon, taking and annotating samples and photos. ERA is on the ledge to the right. |

First EVA image to be transmitted automatically from the field to a remote science team, using the NASA-Ames Mobile Agents system. The image was downloaded by voice command, then automatically FTP'd by the astronaut's personal agent to HabCom's computer at MDRS (5 km distant). The image was then automatically emailed by HabCom's personal agent, using the internet service provided by the NREN/NASA-Glenn satellite dish. |