News AMASE student blog: Last minute fixes   Hans Amundsen, our expedition leader     11 August 2007   Today has been all about fixing last minute problems – a tube breaking on a pump, motors that need replacement etc. so time has just drifted by helping out wherever an extra set of hands were needed.   A few Norwegian politicians have stopped by to have a look at things, but otherwise the day has been drenched in intense work, buying last minute equipment for the trip (beers…) ;-) and information how to (mostly how NOT to) behave on board the boat.         Last day business   Tonight we’ll have to pack down all of the equipment so it can be transferred to the ship in the morning, which will probably cause a lot of chaos...       Map of the Arctic area where Svalbard is located       Related articles  •  Student Opportunity to take part in Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) 2007 (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMXC99RR1F_education_0.html) Related links  •  Norwegian Space Centre (http://www.spacecentre.no/)  •  Mars Science Laboratory Shakedown in the High Arctic (http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/news/expandnews.cfm?id=10580)  •  Special Coverage from the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/planetary_analogs/svalbard_updates.html)  •  Milestone reached for detecting life on Mars (http://nai.nasa.gov/news_stories/news_detail.cfm?ID=297)  •  Life in Ice (http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1737.html) Blog entries  •  25 Aug: Farewell (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMYRNLPQ5F_education_0.html)  •  24 Aug: Feeling unwell (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMDONLPQ5F_education_0.html)  •  23 Aug: Geology trip (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMZYVE1P5F_education_0.html)  •  22 Aug: Climb mast (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMU7QE1P5F_education_0.html)  •  21 Aug: Strong winds (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM5XPWZK5F_education_0.html)  •  20 Aug: Breathtaking! (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMVOLWZK5F_education_0.html)  •  19 Aug: Lie-in! (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMV36VL05F_education_0.html)  •  18 Aug: Fetch magnets (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMW26VL05F_education_0.html)  •  17 Aug: Rover testing (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEME26VL05F_education_0.html)  •  16 Aug: Men In Black (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM8B2VL05F_education_0.html)  •  15 Aug: Initiation (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMEFYUL05F_education_0.html)  •  14 Aug: Magnetic dust (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM7DUUL05F_education_0.html)  •  13 Aug: First hike (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMNYQUL05F_education_0.html)  •  12 Aug: Loading ship (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMBF2VL05F_education_0.html)  •  10 Aug: Rifle shooting (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM29QUL05F_education_0.html)  •  8/9 Aug: Arrival (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM2ZPUL05F_education_0.html)