Operations Report – March 31st – Mars Desert Research Station

Crew 191 Operations Report 31/03/2018

SOL:7

Name of person filing report: Wataru Okamoto

Non-nominal systems: Solar System, Trailer water

Notes on non-nominal systems:

– Solar system seems still unusual from Sol5. We are keeping a detailed monitoring. The system shows us P05 means the charger itself works well, but the number of SOC gave us wrong parameter. We will keep monitoring tomorrow.

– There are white Chemical substances on the water in trailer tank. I attach the photo.

Generator (hours run): 13hours

Solar SOC 89% (Before generator is run at night)

Diesel Almost FULL

Propane 72psi.

Ethanol Free Gasoline (5 Gallon containers for ATV) ? 6gallons.

Water (trailer) 20%

Water (static) 100%

Trailer to Static Pump used ? no

Water (loft) Static to Loft Pump used yes

Water Meter: 132889.1
Toilet tank emptied: no

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3) –

Oil Added –

ATV Fuel Used: N/A
Hours the ATVs were Used today: N/A

Notes on ATVs: N/A

Deimos rover used: –
Hours:116.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes

Sojourner rover used: ASSIGNED TO DIRECTOR
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:

Spirit rover used: –
Hours:27.9h
Beginning charge:100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used: –
Hours: 28.4h
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes

Curiosity rover used: –
Hours:23.7h
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes

HabCar used and why, where? –

General notes and comments: Solar system seems unusual from before yesterday. The findings of the monitoring are that solar charger system looks fine, but the number of monitor telling us wrong result for some while. We will keep monitoring. We attach the file of SOL7 solar battery parameter.

Summary of internet: Under control

Summary of suits and radios: Suits are all fine. We will make the list of radios.

Summary of Hab operations: No problem

Summary of GreenHab operations: No problem

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Only use checking the solar system.

Summary of RAMM operations: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: No problem

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

About The MDRS

The Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert was established by the Mars Society in 2001 to better educate researchers, students and the general public about how humans can survive on the Red Planet. It is the second Mars analogue habitat after the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station was established in 2000.

Over 200 crews of six-person teams have lived in 1-2 week field visits at MDRS to simulate life on the Martian surface. Researchers and students alike have explored the Mars-like terrain in the area surrounding the station in full “spacesuits”, maintained the station’s systems, grown plants in the GreenHab to support themselves and even recycled their waste water.

Our activities at MDRS are not only about informing the public, but also conducting real research to bring humanity that much closer to the reality of human exploration on the planet Mars.

Annual field seasons at MDRS run approx. October through May. Anybody can apply to be on a crew, and we also need volunteers to help with the project.

Management Team

Mission Support

Operations Report – March 31st

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