Hello back,
Today we had a flight-free day, but that doesn’t mean we sat lazily on the couch, of course. We used the morning for tasks such as flight segmentation and processing and visualizing the measured data. In the afternoon, part of our crew visited the iron ore mine in Kiruna. We were picked up by bus in the new town and on the way to the mine we saw, which buildings will have to make way for the mine in the future. This included the church, which is to be moved in one piece! It’s hard to imagine, but preparations are in full swing.
The mine is so big that you actually have underground roads and the bus takes you underground to the visitor area about 500 m underground. There we got an impression of how the iron mining processes work and what changes are planned for the future to make them climate neutral. A 3D model of the area was also used to explain how and why parts of Kiruna have to be moved or rebuilt.
We saw lots of different machines and equipment, such as an excavator used to transport the blasted rock (see photo of us in the excavator shovel).
In between, there was a short break with hot drinks and cookies, which were particularly tasty for Mika, who really wanted to be part of the excursion. When he impatiently asked when he would finally be able to fly again, we told him that the conditions on Thursday were unfortunately not so good, but that there was hope for Friday. So if you also want to know whether we can take off on Friday, just check our blog regularly!
See you soon 🙂