Month: March 2022

Crew 264 Operations Report 24-03-2022

SOL: 5

Name of person filing report: Ben Easter

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:

Hours: 161.5

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 80

Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used:

Hours: 90.4

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 73

Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used:

Hours: 176.5

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 73

Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used:

Hours: 232.6

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 70

Currently charging: No

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 40 gallons (25 people)

Water (static tank): ~425 gallons

Water (loft tank): 40 gallons

Water Meter: 156898.4 units

Static to Loft Pump used – Yes

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): Off

Static tank heater (On or off): Off

Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Connected to the internet

Summary of suits and radios: All working well

Summary of GreenHab operations: N/A not in use

WATER USE: gallons

Heater: On or Off

Supplemental light: On or Off

Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

Dual split: Heat or AC, On or Off

Summary of RAM operations: N/A

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: N/A.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Supplemental Operations Report 23 Mar 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Outpost water supply, power system

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Empty, clean and refill of water tank will take place tomorrow.

Generator: Still being manually run at night.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night. Unexplainable drop in SOC today.

Solar— Nominal

Notes on power system: At 7:15 tonight the SOC was 0% and the data show a continuous and steady power drain all day. It makes no sense because it was a sunny day and we did not plug in the rovers after use. I will troubleshoot it tomorrow but in the meantime, we might lose power tomorrow because we can’t charge the batteries unless we turn off the generator. This was a shock to me because I don’t know what could have caused this.

Propane Reading, station tank – not noted %
Propane Reading, director tank— not noted %
Propane Reading, intern tank— not noted %
Propane Reading, generator— not noted %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 2 gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 450 gallons (currently being treated with bleach

Sojourner rover used: yes
Hours: not noted
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 84
Currently charging: no

Notes on rovers: The crew is using all rovers, including Soji

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): Honda and the 350 that runs

Reason for use: crew use

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: not known hours

Notes on ATVs: nothing to report

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, crew is using it

CrewCar used and why, where? No, it is parked in Grand Junction

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town

Campus-wide inspection, if action taken, what and why:

General notes and comments: Things are very chaotic and I’m not able to keep track of what is happening.

Summary of general operations: I replaced the section of broken conduit for the power to the Outpost. Still working on ways to protect it from being run over again.

Summary of internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: At some point on Monday afternoon, the water pump did not stop running and the crew could not find out the reason. In addition, they smelled propane yesterday and investigated but no indication of a leak on both meters and the alarm.

Summary of Outpost operations: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Used to make replacement parts for the broken conduit.

Summary of any observatory issues: On Tuesday the cords on the mount were reconfigured to allow freedom of movement
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Crew 264 Operations Report 23-03-2022

SOL: 4

Name of person filing report: Allie Anderson

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:
Hours: 161
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 81
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 89
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 73
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 176
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 73
Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 232
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 52
Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE: 30 gallons (25 people)

Water (static tank): ~310 gallons
Water (loft tank): 45 gallons
Water Meter: 1563273 units

Static to Loft Pump used – Yes
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): Off
Static tank heater (On or off): Off

Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Connected to the internet

Summary of suits and radios: All working well

Summary of GreenHab operations: N/A not in use

WATER USE: gallons

Heater: On or Off

Supplemental light: On or Off

Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

Dual split: Heat or AC, On or Off

Summary of RAM operations: N/A

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: N/A.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

Supplemental Operations Report 20 Mar 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Outpost water supply

Action taken for non-nominal systems: We drained the water tank and refilled it halfway, then shocked it. Water still suspect, so continuing to fill the tank and shocked it with a half-gallon of bleach this time. We will wait three days, then drain and mop out the bottom, then refill the tank. At that time, we will refill and shock the trailer tanks, then empty and refill them. The treatment will be complete and the water should be good again. In the meantime, we will use water pumped directly into the trailers from the HabCar and drink bottled water. An addition action required from now on of the water hoses is that they be cleaned with bleach wipes each time they are used.

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 – not noted % (It’s windy and I took a shower so I’m not going out to read them)

Propane Reading, director tank— not noted %

Propane Reading, intern tank— not noted %

Propane Reading, generator— not noted %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 1 gallon

Water (Outpost tank) – 450 gallons of non-usable water

Sojourner rover used: yes, currently being used by the crew, who promised to treat her nicely.

Hours: not noted

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: Yes

Notes on rovers: Still using Percy as well as Soji.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): Honda and the 350 that runs (I always forget to note which one it is)

Reason for use: maintenance and to be used by the crew

Oil Added? Yes to 350, which was basically empty. The Honda levels are fine, but the oil is very dirty.

ATV Fuel Used: 2 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 1 hour

Notes on ATVs: Turned over today for use by the crew.

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

CrewCar used and why, where? No, it is parked in Grand Junction

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town and for school field trips

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? The conduit between the Hab and Outpost was smashed right were the opening is at its most narrow. About a 2-foot section has been destroyed. I will work on fixing it this week. The opening will be closed to vehicles.

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Crew arrived on Friday night to set up a 26 foot dome for their class of 28.

Summary of internet: I’m going to switch the Hab internet to Starlink because it works well and has no data limit. The Hab HughesNet has still not been serviced but is still working. The astronomy internet has been restored and is nominal. The Outpost internet is nominal, but I am currently using Starlink.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report.

Summary of Outpost operations: James left today so intern trailer is empty. We moved the double mattress to the bedroom and both bunks currently have the new twin beds. Water issues continue.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Ogden Preparatory Academy, who was here the second half of the week, cleaned the GreenHab as a service project, floors and surfaces were scrubbed and the 60% shade cloth was added to protect things from sun damage over the summer. The heat was accidently turned on during their work and I discovered it at 5 am Saturday morning. The water tank was emptied for the season, and the drain was cleaned with the remaining water from the tank.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: We were able to manually open the robotic observatory dome roof. Once inside we were able to readjust it to open and close correctly, reactivated the internet, installed the new computer mount and get things operational for Peter to test. Testing showed that one cord is wrapped too tightly around the mount and will need to be adjusted. This will be done as soon as the wind lets us.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

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