This Thursday morning presented us with a clear sky and dry weather. It goes without saying that today s most significant event was the final and irreversible breakdown of the China Special generator, which left us without power and heating. Details of the breakdown can be found in today's Commander's Check in report as well as in the Engineering and Generator Failure reports of today. As the breakdown of the generator left us without power and heating, we decided to seek shelter in Hanksville until a new generator could be installed rather than to huddle up in the increasingly cold Hab. This decision was partly based on the fact that one crewmember is running a cold and fever, therefore a day in an unheated Hab would not do him any good.

Awaiting the arrival of a new generator, we spent the day at Lovelville base, a.k.a Whispering Sands Motel, before returning to the Hab at about 1700. Our friendly local Martian Don Foutz has now provided us with a brand new gasoline powered generator which is currently running, giving us ample power to fulfill our tasks. The generator seems to be functioning well so far, but will require a higher level of attendance as it needs to be refueled every six to eight hours. The power output is also lower than the China Special which has prompted us to cut down on power usage. Furthermore, the handling of gasoline will require some additional procedures to ensure the safety of the crew. All this will be dealt with in upcoming Engineering and Health and Safety reports.

Supper today consisted mainly of leftovers, rounded off by a delicious potato salad signed crew engineer Anthony Francis. Time after dinner was spent answering emails and writing reports. Acting HSO Adam Rehnberg also took some time to perform a basic medical evaluation on our ill crewmember, for review by the Flight Surgeon and also by former crew 35 HSO Dr Felipe Broering. Dr Broering is currently back on Earth but is supporting his former crew via email when he has the possibility.

As mentioned in previous Commanders Reports, the crew has been requested by the Remote Science Team to perform a geological EVA in the Candor Chasm. Given the high crew workload and the short mission time left, it seems unlikely that we will be able to accomplish this; the outcome of tomorrow will show if there is enough time available. We are currently working hard to keep up with housekeeping and engineering duties, and we are also doing what we can to make sure that crew 36 will be able to take over a Hab with at least minimum functionality. However, given the size of the crew and the presence of an ill crewmember it is inevitable that we will have to leave some of the household work to our successors. We hope that crew 36 will understand our situation.

Acting commander Adam Rehnberg, XO Pisces 1 expedition, signing off from analogue Mars.