Supplemental Operations Report – March 30th

Supplemental Operations Report 30 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.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— Nominal

Notes on power system: Nothing to report

Propane Reading, station tank – 60%

Propane Reading, director tank— 62% (This is higher that my last reading)

Propane Reading, intern tank— 72%

Propane Reading, generator— 49%

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 0.5 gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 50 gallons

Sojourner rover used: no

Hours: 167.5

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Notes on rovers: There is no available distilled water in town.
ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): none

Reason for use: n/a

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0 hours

Notes on ATVs: Honda’s flat tire has not yet been taken for repair.

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town for garbage and water runs

CrewCar used and why, where? Driven to MDRS by the crew. Needs an oil change and tires rotated. I will go to Grand Junction next week to do these things.

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town

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

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: The crew replaced one of the broken knobs on the stove with one that they 3D printed. It looks awesome. There are currently two broken knobs, so hopefully, they will be able to print another one during their time here.

Summary of Outpost operations: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: The crew is using the GreenHab for space, but it is not being climate controlled.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: I am concerned that the broken stair on the lower deck staircase may break completely by the end of the season. It will require welding repairs before next season.

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