Operations Report – February 24th – Mars Desert Research Station

Crew 263 Operations Report 24-02-2022

SOL: 3

Name of person filing report: Mathéo Fouchet

Non-nominal systems: NA

Notes on non-nominal systems: NA

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: 157.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Atila and Shannon

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours: 228.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Atila and Shannon

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: 168.4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Atila and Shannon

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: 84.4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: handled by Atila and Shannon

General notes and comments: NA

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 19 gallons

Water (static tank): 422 gallons

Water (loft tank): 36 gallons

Water Meter: 01561007 units

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: On

Static tank heater: On

Toilet tank emptied: No but I had to put a few gallons of water and digester in the toilets after an external intervention on them.

Summary of internet: NA

Summary of suits and radios: NA

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 8 gallons at 9am

Heater: Off

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest: During the afternoon, an emergency was declared and all the plants in the GreenHab had to be pulled out, due to an infestation of white flies. Therefore, all the crops were harvested by the crewmembers. The GreenHab has been shut down. There will be no GreenHab reports until further notice.

Aloe Vera 730g Peppers 12g Radish 195g Mint 50g Carrots 297g Asian Blend 150g Spring Onion 50g Tomatoes 705g Aurugula 150g Sage 1g Basil 35g Mixed greens 28g Salad greens 29g Aromatic herb (Romarin) 25g Mixed greens (different pot) 100g Parsley 10g

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Dual split: Off

SOC: 72% at 6:45pm

Summary of RAM operations: NA

Summary of any observatory issues: NA

Summary of health and safety issues: See HSO report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: We put trashes in the rear airlock for pickup. Thanks a lot!

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 – February 24th

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