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Crew 65 arrived safely last night (January 19, 2008).

We’re busy getting trained and acclimated, so I’ll keep this short for now.

In the meantime, if you want to check in on us, we have live webcam feeds in and around the MDRS habitat:
http://www.freemars.org/mdrscam/

Here’s a recent screenshot from the 2nd floor of the MDRS habitat facing west.

2nd floor MDRS habitat

MDRS Habitat Panorama

I flew into Salt Lake City, Utah today. Tomorrow we drive about 6 hours to get to the MDRS habitat. Looking forward to a good nights sleep tonight and my last hot shower for awhile.

Here’s an email I sent out about a week ago - in the comments I’ve pasted in some of the responses I’ve received so far …

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Dear friends and family,

As some of you may or may not know, I have had a long interest in space travel. In one week, on Friday January 18th 2008, I will join 5 other crew members to commence a 2-week stay on the planet Mars. I am very excited about this opportunity and I am also excited to share the news with you.

You can read more about the Mars Desert Research Station and keep tabs on my crew at this website [I’m on Crew 65]:
http://desert.marssociety.org/

I invite you to participate on this journey with me. I hope that you might share with me your feelings about space travel and Martian/Lunar settlements as well as your reaction/thoughts about my upcoming trip. [in the medium of your choice]

I am also able to bring a modest amount of luggage with me. There is a history of astronauts bringing various items into space such as stamps, currency, etc. I’m more than willing to bring and document a reasonable number of your items with me on my trip. I will check my PO box the day before I leave. Please mail me your items or let me know ASAP and I will try my best to procure them before I leave.

Packages must arrive at my PO Box by the Thursday January 17th, 2008 (sorry for the short notice).

Finally, I am interested and willing to perform actions, instructions or experiments during my time on Mars. I should have limited (though delayed) internet access during my stay. But to assure that I receive them before I leave, try to email me your requests by midnight on Thursday January 17th 2008.

Happy New Year!!

morgan

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