Update at HMP Research Project Station

I haven't had the ability to access the internet due to connectivity issues here at camp, but those issues were resolved today and now I can tell you about the marvelous experience I've been having so far.

I arrived on Devon Island last Saturday (the 16th) and ever since then, I've engaged the most wondrous of views here, that only a select few in the world will ever fully experience. Not only the views, but the unique experience, of being able to state that I was in the Arctic Circle, with other scientists and engineers learning first hand about the issues they face, the successes and the mind set behind navigating a career in the space sector.

Moon-1 in the back, and Mars-1 in the front with the Robotic Arm I helped install.

Getting a power cord from the interior to the exterior

Most of the work I have done on Devon Island has centered on helping out a Mechatronics Specialist named Sean. He's a friendly, hardworking, and extremely supportive team member and has welcomed me fully with all of his operations. His main goal is to test out a robotic arm that has been developed by MDA and my goal has been and still is to assist him in that effort. I've learned about the applied kinematics involved with the arm such as force and torque, also power in its relation to current and voltage to velocity; it's nice having a physical analogy right in my hands to compare with.


Tomorrow, I'll have more about some of the other things including a grand traverse of the Haughton Impact Crater and surrounding areas via ATV, one of the greatest experiences of my youth hands down, along with everything else here.