Leroy Chiao: Heading Home
We've had a very successful expedition up here on Devon! It is time to go home. I've taken down my tent and packed my gear.
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"Best wishes to Leroy, Reads, Matt, and Keith on their Teaching
Expedition to Devon Island. I look forward to learning all about it when I
return from space." - STS-118 Astronaut Barbara Morgan
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Blog Entries: Leroy Chiao Archives
July 20, 2007
We've had a very successful expedition up here on Devon! It is time to go home. I've taken down my tent and packed my gear.
July 19, 2007
Leroy Chiao: Photos of Devon
We inspected several special areas on Devon Island today by helicopter. They are inside of Inuit owned land and special permission is required. Our stops included Saphire Lake, Stoker Falls and Astronaut Canyon. The scenery is quite spectacular.
July 18, 2007
Leroy Chiao: Memorial To The Space Shuttle Challenger Crew
Inukshuks are a part of Inuit culture. They are used to mark trails and also points of significance. Two years ago, Keith and others built an Inukshuk to honor the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia. On this expedition, we created an Inukshuk near the Columbia memorial with the help of some of the Inuit who are currently at the HMP.
July 17, 2007
Leroy Chiao: Resupply
Resupply is critical, whether on Earth, in space or on another planet! During my mission onboard the International Space Station, we were resupplied at three month intervals by unmanned Progress resupply vehicles. They brought us food, water, oxygen, fuel, repair equipment, tools, research experiments and supplies.
Leroy Chiao: First Webcast
We made our first live webcast to a series of Challenger Learning Centers today! All went well. Today's webcast was about the HMP in general and the kind of work that is done up here. Matt and I hosted the show, while Keith asked the questions and ran the video equipment.
July 16, 2007
Leroy Chiao: Rover testing
The Rover Team from NASA-Ames is testing software for future rovers. They have two here, equipped with different sensors. The software processes imaging data and compares it to uploaded topography data to determine the best way to get from point to point.
July 14, 2007
Leroy Chiao: On Devon Island
I arrived on Devon this morning. This place looks like what I would expect Mars to look like! Also, there is a lot of very fine dust, as there would be on Mars, which gets into everything.
July 13, 2007
Leroy Chiao: Today Resolute, Tomorrow Devon!
After a multitude of flights, stops in Detroit, Ottawa, Iqaluit, Hall Beach and Nanisivik, I've arrived in Resolute. I am told that Resolute is the SECOND most northerly city. Who's counting?
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