Supplemental Operations Report – March 2nd

Supplemental Operations Report 2 Mar 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Action taken for non-nominal systems: n/a

Generator: Still being manually run at night. Approximate hours 9 pm to 7 am.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— SOC is nominal. Nice to be able to see what’s going on again.

Notes on power system: We are once again back where we were at the beginning of the season. Both the generator and the solar system are nominal. Autostart is not working.

Propane Reading, station tank – 70 %

Propane Reading, director tank— 60 %

Propane Reading, intern tank— 54 %

Propane Reading, generator— 41 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – not known gallons. There are four gas cans together. Three of them have old gas with ethanol and one doesn’t, but I don’t know which one that is.

Water (Outpost tank) – 100 gallons

Sojourner rover used: No

Hours: 161.6

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: Yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): Honda, 350 (whichever one is working)

Reason for use: making sure they are in operating order

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0.5 hours

Notes on ATVs: Both started quickly and ran well.

HabCar used and why, where? no

CrewCar used and why, where? no

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town for package pickup

Campus-wide inspection, if action is taken, what and why? Nothing to report

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: The Hab account is still online. The technician who is doing the upgrade still does not know when he will be here. I installed Starlink today but need more information about our account before making it operational.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Added a humidifier to the upper deck. We purchased them for the trailers and found the added humidity in the air is very nice.

Summary of Outpost operations: The intern trailer’s greywater tank is broken. I have not looked at it yet.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Added analog tire gauge to inventory. Currently, it is in the drawer with the water filter wrench, for no reason except that it fit.

Summary of any observatory issues: Waiting for a second part which is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

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