Hello Atila and Mission Support Team,
Here we show our daily photos. We share the collages we made for our mission report, some pictures of our lunch, doing some cleaning and the stars.
Best regards,
Carlos Salazar
Crew Engineer crew 226
Journal Report Sol 11 – 28Jan2022
Crew 226
The night sky is a beautiful sight to gaze upon and it was precisely what Cristian and Maria Paula saw late at night early Friday morning. The time was 12:30 am and the temperature was -6° C but that didn’t matter because they could not pass out on the opportunity to witness the Milky Way galaxy. Betelgeuse and the big dipper were some of their favorites to stare upon amongst the millions of other stars visible in the void.
This morning has been a little melancholic. We all are already mesmerized about all the experiences together on Mars.
Today at noon we officially ended our simulation. We started to get ready to get back to Earth, Felipe made some breakfast, the menu: Eggs with Spam, it was good. Then we started checking the SOC level since there was a power issue yesterday and Atila gently asked us to do so. During that time we did some cleaning, commander Yael started writing the mission summary report and asked us to share some info about our projects.
At around 10 am we were all working on the final details of our research results to finish the Mission Summary Report.
After that, Felipe and Maria Paula made lunch, he made a pizza and she made a delicious salad made with ingredients from the green-hab. Felipe also made a chocolate mousse for dessert that is in the freezer right now, I know that it will be delicious.
We watched a soccer match, Colombia vs Peru, for the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifiers. We were all super excited because both teams were tied in points and it would be a decisive win. Also, our dear friend Atila is Peruvian so we all had him in our minds during the game. Colombia dominated the game, but we all know it’s not about who dominates the game, it’s about which team scores the most goals… 1-0 win for Peru. Congrats Atila and Sebastian!
We played some thumb war and did some arm wrestling, Cristian is pretty strong!
Later on, we started doing the food inventory and some more cleaning to get the Hab ready and squeaky clean for the next crew rotation.
Bye-bye Mars, until next time…
Sol: 11
Summary Title: Goodbye Mars
Author’s name: Yael Méndez- Commander
Mission Status: The entire crew is happy to return to Earth, however, we will all miss living on Mars.
Sol Activity Summary: The crew got up early to prepare the station for the next rotation. We had pizza and salad for lunch to celebrate the end of our simulation.
Look Ahead Plan: Back home.
Anomalies in work: None.
Weather: Sunny in the morning and afternoon.
Crew Physical Status: Nominal
EVA: None
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Operations Report, Daily photos, Journalist Report, Crew 226 Food and Supply Inventory, Mission Summary Crew 226
Support Requested: None
SOL:11
Name of person filing report: Carlos Salazar
Non-nominal systems: Power System
Notes on non-nominal systems: The power system is working but the batteries do not seem to be charging with solar power, Atila asked us to monitor it during the morning.
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: 153.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 82.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 165.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 226.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes and comments: none
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 30 gallons
Water (static tank): 207 gallons
Water (loft tank): 40 gallons
Water Meter: currently 0155243.5
Static to Loft Pump used – yes
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off) on
Toilet tank emptied: No. It will be done before leaving
Summary of internet: nominal
Summary of suits and radios: nominal
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 11 gallons
Temperature: 100.3°F
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Yes
Harvest: 399g Cherry Tomato, 74g Swiss Chard
Summary of Science Dome operations:
SOC: 81%
Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues: none
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: none
Hello Sebastián and Mission Support Team
Here we share our daily photos, we show today`s dusk, our lunch, a photo of Commander Yael and María Paula, and some pictures we took during EVA.
Best regards,
Carlos Salazar
SOL:10
Name of person filing report: Carlos Salazar
Non-nominal systems: Power System
Notes on non-nominal systems: The power issue was solved by Atila and Sebastián. Atila asked us to check the level every 30 minutes, so we will be watching as requested.
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: 153.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 82.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 165.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 226.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes and comments: the charge needs to be checked since we don’t know if the power issue changed the current value of charge of the rovers
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20 gallons
Water (static tank): 257 gallons
Water (loft tank): 32 gallons
Water Meter: currently 0155200.2
Static to Loft Pump used – yes
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off) on
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: the internet didn’t work during the power issue as expected, but it is okay now.
Summary of suits and radios: The spacesuits seem to be okay and charging after the issue as well as the radio chargers
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 11.6 gallons
Temperature: 99.5°F
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Yes
Harvest: 3g Chamomile, 2g Mejorana
The status of the plants need to be checked tomorrow to see how affected they are after the power issue, the uv lights had to be turned on manually, right now the other systems seem to be working fine
Summary of Science Dome operations:
SOC: 96% at 7:30pm
Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues: none
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: We will be alert if something new happens with the power system and talk with Atila if needed.
Crew 226 EVA Report 27-01-2022
EVA #: 8
Author: Maria Bustos, Felipe Torres
Purpose of EVA: Recognition of the lithology and geological description of the zone. Collection of clay samples.
Start time: 10:00 am
End time: 2:00 pm
Narrative:
The crew headed to Phobos Peak by foot. The crew geologist was leading this EVA as the main purpose was to describe some geological features of the zone.
The description is as follows:
Station 1.
Coordinates (UTM): 0519285X, 4250233Y
Orientation of the rock: 200°SW /6°NW
The outcrop was made of some sandstone beds surrounded by regolith. A lot of weathering was observed in the zone.
Station 2.
Coordinates (UTM): 0519076X, 4250379Y
Orientation of the rock: 182°S / 3°E
The outcrop depicted some clays surrounded by regolith. The clays had some metallic minerals which appear to be pyrite or chalcopyrite.
Station 3.
Coordinates (UTM): 0518607X, 4250091Y
Orientation of the rock: 314°NW / 28°SE
The outcrop showed some clear lamination of white clays in between a brownish regolith.
Station 4.
Coordinates (UTM): 0518549X, 4250489Y
Orientation of the rock: 232°SW/ 27°SE
Some beds were observed outcropping out from the floor with a clear laminar bedding. The rocks were classified as sedimentary of very fine grains.
Destination: Phobos Peak
Coordinates (use UTM NAD27 CONUS): 519300, 4250300
EVA Participants: Cristian Acosta, Maria Bustos, Carlos Salazar
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: MDRS Entrance Road
Mode of travel: by foot
Felipe Torres, Crew Scientist
Journalist Report 27Jan2022
Maria Paula Bustos
Green-hab officer/ Crew Geologist Crew 226
Today was a very unique day on Mars. We had a sleepover in the attic of the hab, we all slept together as if we were friends from many years ago. We are always laughing and laughing, and that’s starting to scare me because I feel I will miss all of them so much when I come back to Earth. We all live in different countries and I know we are not going to meet in years. I have not ended my mission on Mars and I’m already starting to feel the melancholia of missing my crew.
While the rest of the crew had breakfast, I watered all the plants in the green-hab. I love these plants so much.. Yesterday I planted a lot of them and some are already growing, they are so small and cute. I will miss them so much!
After breakfast, came the most exciting part of the day: EVA! I went out with Cristian and Carlos to analyze some geological outcrops at Phobos Peak. We arrived at our destination by walking. We walked for more than two hours while singing a lot of songs (Sorry Commander Yael, Crew Scientist Felipe, Atila and Sebastián for hogging the radios with our terrible singing).
The wind during the EVA was so strong that we all had a hunch that something bad would happen… and guess what? It happened.
The station ran out of power while we were watching Shrek. We felt as if we were on Mars, it was the moment at which I felt maximum vulnerability! We started to store water and pack our basic things in case we needed to leave the station. Fortunately, the power came back just after dusk and we were able to remain at the Hab. I’m so happy about this because I’ll be able to go out tonight and stargaze.
Sol: 10
Summary Title: Mars, the inhospitable red planet
Author’s name: Yael Méndez- Commander
Mission Status: A day to carry out tasks on the station and to continue learning about the Geology of Mars. After a power failure, it got restored at 7 pm.
Sol Activity Summary: We started the day with a breakfast of oatmeal with fruits. We visited again Phobos Peak to take some samples of clays and sands. We experienced a power failure on Mars.
Look Ahead Plan: End SIM and preparing our trip back to Earth.
Anomalies in work: SOC Power failure.
Weather: Sunny and Windy in the morning and afternoon.
Crew Physical Status: Nominal
EVA: One EVA realized
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Operations Report, EVA Report, HSO Report, Daily photos, Journalist report
Support Requested: None
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