EVA team consisted of Dave, Brent and Mark with Elia at Habcomm.

This EVA headed north via Lowell Hwy, then west and northwest into the wash leading to Muddy Creek, from this wash via the Badland Labyrinth and another wash leading to Muddy Creek to Coal Mine Wash. From there it was planned to explore Coal Mine Wash in western direction (upwards) and take the southern branch going to Skyline Rim Road. The final goal was to drive southwards towards Factory Butte and find a way up to its base. An additional option - if time allowed - was to have a look at the mine at the northern brach of Coal Mine Wash.



1102: EVA Team enters airlock for prebreathe
1105: prebreathe countdown restarted. dosimeter which was forgotten was brought into airlock
1135: prebreathe completed / airlock egress
1135: dosimeter exposed
1135: ATVs refuelled
1135: waste disposal
1145: ATVs started (short explanation for Mark)
1149: Team reports 'leaving the area of the Hab'
1208: trying to find the EVA-map in the Hab
1213: Team reports 'heading north to Muddy Creek - next comm at Coal Mine Wash'
1250: comm reestablished
1254: Team reports 'entering south end of Coal Mine Wash'
1330: some non-understandable transmissions got in tried to reestablish communication w/o success
1345: comm reestablished Team reports 'heading back, taking photos, looking for drilling sites' request for position wasn't answerd
1430: some non-understandable transmissions got in tried to reestablish communication w/o success
1450: some non-understandable transmissions got in tried to reestablish communication w/o success
1515: Team reports 'heading back to Hab', 'rain is following us'?
1520: Team reports 'back on Lowell Hwy, heading back to Hab'
1520: some non-understandable transmissions got in
1520: requesting information on any changes in plan for Team-return
1533: Team transmits 'do not put cardboard out, will be back in a while'
1550: Team reports 'in sight of Hab now'
1552: Team returns to Hab
1600: Team transmits 'removed water samples from Airlock', 'put cardboard out, place video recorder on cardboard'
1602: HabCom transmits 'Airlock ready'
1602: Habcom requests information on current activity.
1602: Brent is digging hole for dusttrap, Rest are conducting water experiment.
1612: Dusttrap deployed
1622: Team reports 'preparing to enter the Airlock'
1623: Dave reports 'did get Dosimeter, will enter Airlock a bit later than the others'
1626: Team enters Airlock
1631: Repressurization finished

Post EVA Debrief:

Team was not able to make it all the way to Factory Butte due to the simulation "walk back" safety constraint. They had to turn around and start to make their way back after getting as close as 3 km. They scouted additional drilling sites for Mark's experiment tomorrow on their return trip. After returning to the Habitat area they retrieved and deployed various experiments.