Month: February 2025

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GreenHab Report – February 4th

Crew 310 GreenHab Report 04-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: Dr Marina Martínez

Environmental control (fan & heater): Heater 24h

Average temperatures (last 24h): 81.3 ºF

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 92.1 ºF

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 70.5 ºF

Hours of supplemental light: 3 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons total

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 75 ml

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __178 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 8:30 am, 8pm

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: General watering of plants and crops was done today. There was less sun but the temperature remained fairly warm. The door remained closed all day and the supplementary light from 5pm to 8pm. The plants have been watered twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. In the evening, I harvested some plants. The Health and Safety Office has installed two small deployable GreenHab to perform an outreach experiment to grow space tomato seeds. They are fully independent from the rest of the GreenHab. They are just located there because of the optimal temperature. In addition, GreenHab Officer has some bean sprouts in small pots that are also independent of the Hab.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams):

· 14 g basil

· 45 g rucola

· 10 g cherry tomatoes

· 63 g radish

Support/supplies needed: none

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Journalist Report – February 4th

Crew 310 Journalist Report 04Feb2025
Author: Jennifer García Carrizo, Crew Journalist
Yesterday, during one of their EVAs (extravehicular activities), the Hypatia II crew lost a geolocator. Today, they woke up determined to recover it. Although they initially thought the task would be relatively complicated, it turned out to be surprisingly simple. Upon reaching the area where they believed it had been lost, they took just a few steps—and there it was, waiting for them. This unexpected ease simplified their EVA, allowing them to return to the exterior of the station earlier than planned.
Once there, Jennifer García Carrizo, the expert in scientific communication and sustainability, took the opportunity to continue working on the 360° video scan of the station. However, it was no easy task. The challenge? The wind. Strong gusts constantly knocked over her camera and tripod, making the process frustratingly difficult. The same issue affected Estel Blay and Ariadna Farrés, who were simultaneously installing small solar panel supports near the station’s existing solar panels. Helena Arias Casals had printed these supports with her 3D printer, and together, they aimed to explore different solutions to optimize performance and efficiency. The Martian dust significantly reduces the effectiveness of solar panels, making this an essential study.
Meanwhile, inside the station, Anna Bach took the rare opportunity to enjoy a much-needed Martian shower before continuing her artistic project, which captures the stories of the crew.
In the afternoon, the second group of Hypatia II embarked on another EVA, during which they successfully installed the structure of the corner reflector that Mònica Roca i Aparici is working on for satellite calibration. Despite the complexity of the task, they completed it successfully and returned to the base in high spirits. As the sun set over the Martian landscape, Marina Martínez finished setting up all her equipment in the Science Dome.
Now, with the entire crew back “home,” it’s time to prepare a well-deserved Martian dinner and rest, recharging their energy for the challenges of their next Sol.

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EVA Report – February 4th

Crew 310 EVA Report 04-02-2025

EVA # 3

Author: Estel Blay

Purpose of EVA: Lilygo rescue mission and deploying the solar panel experiment

Start time: 9:20

End time: 11:37

Narrative: The crew managed to have a successful rescue mission, they recovered the Lilygo lost during EVA #2 around the area of Compass Rock (4252000N 520000E). Once the Lilygo was recovered, the GreenHub officer returned to the main hub due to the need to continue the setup of the geological instruments. The scientist and the commander proceed to install the solar panel experiments close to the MDRS solar panel area. 2 small boxes were fixed to the ground 5 meters east of the MDRS solar panels and 1 small structure was fixed 5 meters away to the observatory area (west to the solar panels). The crew journalist tried to scan the exterior of the main building for the creation of an interactive virtual tour. Due to the strong wind conditions she didn’t manage to finish the activity and she will have to try to finish the scan in a future EVA.

Destination: Initially Compass Rock and secondly around the base

Coordinates: 4252000N 520000E and 4252000N 5185000E

EVA Participants: Ariadna Farres (Commander & Astronomer) (EVA Leader), Estel Blay (HSO & Scientist), Marina Martínez (Geologist and Greenhab Officer), Jenny Garcia (Crew Journalist).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: For the first part of the EVA, we will drive on Cow Dung Road north, up to Galileo Road 1104 east, and then walk around Compass Rock

Mode of travel: driving.

Vehicles you will be using (If applicable): Spirit (Ariadna Farres and Jenny Garcia) and Opportunity (Marina Martínez and Estel Blay)

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EVA Report – February 4th

Crew 310 EVA Report 04-02-2025

EVA # 4

Author: Anna Bach

Purpose of EVA: Installing and fixing the Corner Reflector structure on the concrete patch.

Start time: 14:27

End time: 16:46

Narrative: We exited the base from the RAM and walked slowly uphill to the concrete patch. We left the RAM with the door almost closed but not locked so we could access it if we needed tools later on. We were carrying the reflector split in two big pieces and the truck full of tools and screws. After reaching the place, we joined together the two big pieces using screws. The reflector was then ready to be fixed to the floor. Anna went down to grab a hammer in the RAM and plug the drill. Then, Mònica and Helena started drilling. Meanwhile Marta was recording it all. After making the holes, Mònica and Helena screwed the reflector to the floor. Time was almost up so we collected our tools and came back to the base. Before entering the RAM, Helena and Anna went to the solar panels to take a picture of Estel’s panels. Mònica and Marta waited in front of the RAM. Then the four of us entered the RAM. Overall, the EVA was a success and the reflector will likely be finished in the next EVA.

Destination: 20 NW the HAB

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 5185000 E, 4252000 N

Participants: 4: Mònica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist) (EVA Leader), Helena Àrias (Engineer), Anna Bach (Executive Officer), Marta Farrer (Documentary Filmmaker).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: For the first part of the EVA, we will walk up the little hill behind the HAB (20 meters NW).

Mode of travel: walking.

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Sol Summary – February 3rd

Crew 310 Sol Summary Report 03-02-2023

Sol: 1

Summary Title: First sunrise on Mars!

Author’s name: Ariadna Farres, Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: The Hypatia II crew woke up early this morning to do a 30 min exercise routine in the bottom deck, this going to be part of our daily routine to keep the crew fit. A first group, Ariadna Farres (Commander), Anna Bach (Executive Officer and resident artist), Estel Blay (Health and Safety Officer), exercised from 6am to 6:30am and the second group, Helena Arians (Engineer), Monica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist), Jennifer Garcia (Journalist) and Marina Martinez (Greenhab officer), exercised from 6:30am to 7:00 am. After that we enjoyed our first breakfast on Mars and around 7:30 am called mission control to let them know that we are starting the simulation. We are officially on Mars!!

The morning started with an early EVA, at 8:00 am Ariadna Farres, Anna Bach, Estel Blay and Marta Ferrer (Filmmaker) started getting ready. This is our first EVA and it took over an hour to get ready to leave. The goal of this first EVA was to start the resident artist art project. During the first hour everything was going as planned, however the wind started to blow and the crew had to finish earlier than expected. At 11:30 am the crew was back the the base.

After lunch, Helena Arians, Monica Roca i Aparici, Jennifer Garcia and Marina Martinez went on their first EVA. This EVA had two goals, first scout Compass Rock and collect some geological samples, second setting up a coaxial cable from concrete patch to the base. This EVA started at 2:15am and ended at 4:30pm.

During the rest of the afternoon the crew worked setting their respective experiments before starting to communicate with Mission Support

Look Ahead Plan: We are planning on conducting two EVAs and continuing our experimental work. During the morning EVA we will perform a rescue mission to recover the Lilygo lost during EVA#2

Anomalies in work: During EVA#2 one of the crew members lost the Lilygo on the field.

Weather: Sunny, and windy after 11am, Low 34.5F / High 70F

Crew Physical Status: One of the crew members showed signs of stomach illness with initial symptoms of dehydration and dizziness. After providing electrolytes she recovered quickly, she is now feeling better.

EVA: We conducted two EVAs to Marble Ritual to put into practice all the lessons learned during our EVA training session

EVA: We conducted two EVAs, one to the area before crossing Kissing Camel Ridge where we started the artist project, and a second one headed to Compass Rock where we collected some geological samples.

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA request, EVA Report #1, EVA Report #2, HSO Report, Operations Report, Greenhab Report, Journalist Report, Pictures of the Day

Support Requested: We would like to understand why the upper deck loft is cold. We would like to be able to solve this before going to bed.

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Operations Report – February 3rd

Crew 310 Operations Report 03-02-2025

SOL: 1

Name of person filing report: Helena Arias

Non-nominal systems: Robotic Observatory, Upper deck thermal system

Notes on non-nominal systems: Robotic Observatory maintenance planned for June. The upper deck loft is cold, maintenance planned before bedtime.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: yes

Hours: 262.5

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 64 %

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used: yes

Hours: 201.7

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 92.7 %

Currently charging: yes

Curiosity rover used: no

Hours: 292.8

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 100 %

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover used: yes

Hours: 261.5

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 97 %

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: last check made on SOL 3 (18:46 PM). Curiosity rover not used due to a misunderstanding during EVA #2.

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 7:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 78.42 gal.
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 15.851 gal.

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 471.58 gal.

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (on or off): On

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): No

Summary of internet: used from 19:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10

Radios: nominal

All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.

NOTES: Lilygo unit lost in the second EVA of the day. New EVA requested to find it tomorrow.

Summary of GreenHab operations: plants were watered twice (morning and evening) and some plants were harvested.

WATER USE: 9 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 2.0

Harvest (name, weight in grams):

Coriander: 18 g

Rucola: 48 g

Cherry tomato: 4 units

Raddish: 4 units

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Marina Martínez, Estel Blay and Helena Arias have been working on their experiments.

Dual split: Off

Summary of RAM operations: Estel Blay and Helena Arias have been working on their experiments.

Summary of any observatory issues:

Robotic observatory: Not working. Maintenance planned for June. The upper deck is cold, maintenance planned before bedtime (approximate start time: 8 pm).

Summary of health and safety issues: a crew member was not feeling well. The problem has been solved.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

The upper deck loft is cold, maintenance planned before bedtime. Guidance requested.

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EVA Report – February 3rd

Crew 310 EVA 02 Report 03Feb2025

EVA # 02

Author: Mònica Roca (Mission Specialist)

Purpose of EVA:

  • Training EVA.

  • Communication test with crew members and with the Hab.

  • Checking reflector area, including the concrete pad.

  • Measure the distance between the antenna and the HAB using the cable that will be used for the final set up.

  • Explore the area for future sample collection.

Start time: 14:15

End time: 16:30

Narrative:
We firstly took Spirit and Opportunity and drove to Compass Rock. The route was taking Cow Dung Road north, up to Galileo Road 1104 east. But unfortunately we missed the turn and continued up north for about a few miles. We contacted Main HAB to ask for our location and received instructions to go back. On our way back we spotted the turn and took it, down to Compass Rock. Once there, we collected geological samples from two different sites for subsequent X-ray fluorescence analyses in the science dome. Once back to the Base from the Compass Rock we walked up the little hill behind the HAB (20 meters NW), explored the concrete area and set the coaxial cable from the concrete patch to the Main Hab, ready for installation with the antenna on future EVAs. When we got inside the Main HAB we realised that we missed one of the crew LilyGo’s during the samples collection. We are planning a Rescue EVA for tomorrow to recover it.

Destination:

  • Compass Rock

  • 20 meters NW the HAB

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 519000 E, 4250500 N

Participants: Mònica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist) (EVA Leader), Helena Àrias (Engineer), Marina Martínez (Geologist and Greenhab Officer), Jenny Garcia (Crew Journalist).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map:

We firstly took Spirit and Opportunity and drove on Cow Dung Road north, up to Galileo Road 1104 east, and then walked around Compass Rock.

Once back to the Base from the Compass Rock we walked up the little hill behind the HAB (20 meters NW).

Mode of travel:
We used the rovers Spirit (with Helena Àrias and Mònica Roca) and Opportunity (with Marina Martínez and Jenny Garcia). Then walked around the Base to the hill behind.

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EVA Report – February 6th

Crew 310 EVA Report 06-02-2025

EVA # 08

Author: Estel Blay

Purpose of EVA: The goal of this EVA is to create a large-scale art piece, which will be captured by two different satellites on the morning of February 8th.

Start time: 1:30pm

End time: 4:15pm

Narrative: The crew depressurized through the main entrance to the Hab. They also used the RAM to extract some of the materials needed for the deployment of the art piece. The crew utilized two rovers to travel to the Kissing Camel Ridge area, which was scouted during the morning EVA. Due to high winds, it was not possible to deploy the large-scale art piece in a single EVA. Following the morning scouting exercise and considering the challenges encountered during EVA #1 in creating the large-scale art piece, the crew decided not to proceed with extending the fabric of the art piece, as recommended by mission control. The crew instead focused on understanding the structural concept of the large-scale art piece and will finalize the work on the same day that the satellites overfly the area.

Destination: Before crossing Kissing Camel Ridge W.

Coordinates: 518000 E , 4249550 N

EVA Participants: Estel Blay (HSO & Scientist) (EVA Leader), Ariadna Farres (Commander & Astronomer), Anna Bach (Executive officer & Artist) and Helena Arias (Engineer).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Drive on Cow Dung Road 0110.

Mode of travel: driving.

Vehicles you will be using (If applicable): Spirit (Ariadna Farres and Anna Bach) and Perseverance (Estel Blay and Helena Arias).

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GreenHab Report – February 6th

Crew 310 GreenHab Report 06-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: Dr. Marina Martínez

Environmental control (fan & heater): Heater 24h

Average temperatures (last 24h): 82.1 ºF

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 93.7 ºF

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 70.5 ºF

Hours of supplemental light: 2 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 9 gallons total

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 100 ml

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 171 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 9 am, 7 pm

Changes to crops: I have cleaned some dried leaves from the bottom of some trays, because they were yellow and dry.

Narrative: General watering of plants and crops was done today. We enjoyed a sunny day today with warm weather. The door remained closed all day and the supplementary light from 5pm to 8pm. The plants have been watered twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. In the evening, I harvested some rucola and checked the carrots and the beats. They are growing and about to be ready.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams):

· 42 g Arugula Astro (rucola)

· 25 g basil

· 7 g parsley

· 15 g mint

· 25 g scallion

· 23 g carrot (1 unit)

· 117 g cucumber (1 unit)

· 35 g cherry tomato

· 20 g radish (2 units)

Support/supplies needed: none

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