Once again, Matthias has dedicated himself to an arduous task. With the help of SAM team member Jacob Ball they have replaced every single panel of the west wall of the Mars yard structure, a 1980s greenhouse that was part of the botanical garden walk-through when Biosphere 2 was active.
Practicing surgeon and member of the core team at SAM, Bindhu Oommen, MD, worked with Matthias to fabricate a first prototype of a multi-use table installed in the Crew Quarters of the SAM research facility and habitat. This table constructed of 80-20 aluminum will serve as a crew dining table, workstation for laptops, and medical bay table for surgery training and scenarios in conjunction with SAM missions.