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==Teams==
==Teams==
[[File:Bricks Payload.png|thumb|The bricks payload is operated via a Raspberry Pi to control the injection of water into the soil composite mixture to create a solid building material.]]
[[File:Bricks Payload.png|thumb|The bricks payload is operated via a Raspberry Pi to control the injection of water into the soil composite mixture to create a solid building material.|alt=|250x250px]]
The team's most recent newsletter as of May 31st, 2023, can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1skGbPGsTtTYo_auUtEarNrJxH0tcDeoltGQybplwCXk/edit?pli=1 here.]
The team's most recent newsletter as of May 31st, 2023, can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1skGbPGsTtTYo_auUtEarNrJxH0tcDeoltGQybplwCXk/edit?pli=1 here.]
[[File:Polar Rover Prototype at First Testing Retreat.png|left|thumb|This early-stage prototype rover's ArduPilot GPS compatibility was tested at the March 2023 team retreat in Portola Valley. ]]
[[File:Polar Rover Prototype at First Testing Retreat.png|left|thumb|This early-stage prototype rover's GPS capabilities were tested at the March 2023 team retreat in Portola Valley. |alt=|276x276px]]
[[File:Excavator Drum Prototype.jpg|thumb|The rotating drum of the lunar excavator attachment in the process of having its teeth replaced for a new test run.]]
'''MARS EXCAVATOR'''
'''MARS EXCAVATOR'''
==HOW TO JOIN:==
==HOW TO JOIN:==
[[File:Concrete Cylinder Pressure Testing.png|left|thumb|340x340px|Pressure testing of the imitation regolith (concrete mix) under a hydraulic press. The target value was 1.5 - 2.0 mPa.]]
Join SSI, hop on the slack, and join #mars, #mars-bricks, #mars-polar-rover, and #mars-excavator.
Join SSI, hop on the slack, and join #mars, #mars-bricks, #mars-polar-rover, and #mars-excavator.
{{Nowrap|Feel free to ping {{Leadership|Mars=True}} if you have any questions or just want to chat!}}
{{Nowrap|Feel free to ping {{Leadership|Mars=True}} if you have any questions or just want to chat!}}