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Robert Thirsk |  | NEEMO
7 Mission Commander Robert Thirsk approaches the Aquarius
wet porch.
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NEEMO
7 Journals
NEEMO
7, Robert Thirsk
Day 2, Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Tonight's journal
will be short. I am so tired that all I can think about is getting
to bed. Nevertheless I had another great day on the Aquarius undersea
habitat:
-- a long
dive excursion (more than 900 feet from the Aquarius habitat) on
the Pinnacle South excursion line with Mike Barratt to map the area,
-- 90 minutes
of Canadarm2 robotic skills simulation (the purpose of this experiment
is to measure degradation of robotic operator skills over a long
period of time),
-- three media
interviews with Canadian journalists who have an interest in the
objectives of our undersea mission,
-- video documentation
of Cady Coleman's and Mike's telementored laparoscopic sessions.
(they both successfully removed their simulated patient's gallbladders
with assistance from Dr. Anvari in Hamilton, Ontario. Hurray!)
-- living with
five wonderful people who are dedicated to pushing back technological
frontiers. I only wish Dave Williams could be with us. We think
about him often and admire his perseverance to bring NEEMO 7 to
fruition.
Fatigue is
overcoming inspiration. Good night all!
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