Mission day 103. Honey Badger has been taking some hits. It's got a twisted umbilical, some goofy data from one of the sensors, something may be living in the Phytoflash chamber, it's been through 3 storms, and one of the redundant GPS sensors (kind of important for getting home) may be problematic. Cara, Danny Merritt (our mission coordinator) and myself considered all the omens and decided that it's time for Honey Badger to start the trip home.
It will take a while since we are something on the order of 600 nautical miles north of Hawaii and there is plenty of good science left to do. We are currently in a small bloom and as soon as we reach the next waypoint (about 25 nautical miles), Honey Badger will take a sharp right for the journey home.
Honey Badger at sea
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