Crew 186 Operations Report 13JAN2018
SOL: 13
Name of person filing report: M. Grande
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Generator system limping along with a now-nominal routine.
Generator (hours run): 15.9h
Generator turned off, charging battery at 9:30am
Generator turned on at 5:30pm
Solar— SOC
@ 9:30am : 100%
@ 5:30pm : 91%
Diesel: 50%
Propane: 25%
Ethanol Free Gasoline (5 Gallon containers for ATV): 01 Gallons
Water (trailer): 220 Gallons
Water (static): 500 Gallons
Trailer to Static Pump used: Yes
Water (loft) – Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Water Meter: 129509.8 Gallons
Toilet tank emptied: Yes
ATVs Used: Honda, two of the 350s
Oil Added? No
ATV Fuel Used: 02 Gallons
# Hours the ATVs were used today: 00:30 hours
Notes on ATVs: There is an unknown clanking sound coming from one of the ATV 350s, but I believe the suspect 350 was pushed to the side today and not used, so I wasn’t able to check this out. Otherwise, the new crew, 187, was able to drive the ATVs around for about half an hour for practice! We filled up the tanks again, and now are running low on stored gasoline.
Deimos rover used: Yes
Hours: 101.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98%
Currently charging: Yes
Sojourner rover used: Assigned to director only.
Hours: 5.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: 12.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 5.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 3.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to get a water resupply for the next crew.
General notes and comments: Today we spent most of the day cleaning up the hab and teaching Crew 187 the ropes! It was exciting to meet everyone and to now be on the other side of things, wishing them well for their mission. The new Crew Engineer has a lot on his plate, but he picked up everything well and started already by turning on the generator system this evening, with my supervision. Also, we got a water resupply! There’s now 110 G in the trailer tank and an extra 110 G in the tank in the hab car, but we’re not sure yet were the extra will be stored. Finally, we are changing the air filter this evening.
Summary of internet: All nominal
Summary of suits and radios: All nominal
Summary of Hab operations: Busy process today with cleaning and hand-off, but lots of the items left by previous crews have now been cleaned out! Everything otherwise is nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: There is a water leak at the GreenHab water spigot. We tried digging down to identify the source this afternoon; however, this proved nearly impossible in the mud and at an unknown depth of the source. The handle of the spigot has been secured so it cannot be used until the issue is fixed. This means that the GreenHab will need to obtain water from a different source–a significant operations concern because of the large volume of water required by the plants each day.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: All nominal
Summary of RAM operations: Not Operational
Summary of health and safety issues: Crew is Healthy
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: We are running low on a few things and would please like a resupply: RV Digest-It and Deoderizer (“Oxy-Kam Holding Tank Treatment”) for the toilet, and ATV gasoline.
Also, very importantly, I need to verify that the Diesel gauge is “from 12:00 to 6:00, counterclockwise” to display from 100% to 0%. This is important because it has been on 50% for around 5 days in a row now, and I want to ensure that what I believe to be 50% is not actually 0%. I completely forgot to ask during hand-off, but I have noted it to the new Crew Engineer so he can also ask tomorrow.
My final concern is that today we discovered a water leak at the Green Hab water spigot, and this needs to be addressed as soon as possible. This will significantly affect water usage for future crews.
Regards, Melanie Grande, Crew Engineer, Crew 186