MDRS Operations Report 18-20-OCT-2021
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Action taken for non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Generator: Nothing to report
ScienceDome Dual Split: Off
Solar—Nominal, supplying all power
Solar— SOC % Last 24 hours (Wednesday):
Average 88
Minimum 73
Maximum 100
Notes on solar: Nothing to report
Propane Reading, station tank – 61 %
Propane Reading, director tank— 70 %
Propane Reading, intern tank— 72 %
Propane Reading, generator— 80 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 1 gallons
Water (loft tank): 40 gallons
Water Meter: not checked units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – no
Water in GreenHab – 10 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Water (Outpost tank) – 150 gallons
Hab toilet tank emptied: no
Perseverance rover used: yes
Hours: 220.6
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 97
Currently charging: yes
Sojourner rover used: yes
Hours: not noted
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 100
Currently charging: yes
Spirit rover used: no
Hours: 141.0
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 100
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 73.0
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 100
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 148.0
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 100
Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report
ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3): none
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? No
ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons
# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report
HabCar used and why, where? No
CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town
Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town
General notes and comments: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: All accounts are nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report
Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? I went to repair what I thought were a few areas where the wire holding the cattle panels needed replacing and I discovered that much of the wire has rusted and broken off and so much of the tunnels need replacement wire. I did some today.
Summary of general operations: The new sign seems to be working better than anything else we have tried, as people have mostly parked and viewed the station from the sign as instructed.
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of Outpost operations: Got the rest of the work party trash materials on the trailer except for the things that were too big for me to handle alone.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Shade cloth needs to be removed. The plants are protesting phototactically. Spent some time on a new crop project.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Working on some NASA Spaceward Bound Utah geology projects.
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: I went into the Observatory and pressed a button today at Peter’s request. Finally made it to the inner sanctum.
Summary of health and safety issues: Hand is fine. Not healing but also not infected.
Questions, concerns, supplies needed and requests: Mouse is gone.