Harold survived, and his second transmission revealed that his craft had indeed been struck by several small meteorites. He was forced to undock, and live in the Orion capsule while making repairs. Without a module usable as an airlock he was forced to vent and re-pressurize the Orion capsule several times. During his initial EVA, he forgot to secure all the compartments and accidentally vented some of his belongings, including his favorite book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, into space.
The end of his second transmission caused even more caused even more gossip: Harold Hawkes was coming back to HOM! Harold wanted to have more thorough repairs made to the Hermit, as well as a few upgrades including: an airlock for future EVAs, and a pod for exploring
After the upgrades were completed Harold left HOM to travel to YEL to observe its yellow rings.
