Sol 11 Crew 193 EVA Summary
Earth-Date 3MAY2018
EVAs _
There were no EVAs planned today, as we had visitors this morning that lasted into the afternoon. After they left we had some rain, which precluded any contingency EVA that we had planned.
We did have an Engineering EVA this morning, in which our CO used an ATV to make contact with the visitors from another planet.
Journalist Report – Earth-Date 02May2018 / Sol 10
Author: Eric Shear
This has been a day of cleaning and humor. In light of both EVAs being cancelled today due to extreme muddy conditions, we have made the best of a bad situation and channeled our energies into preparations for the school field trip tomorrow. We have cleaned the hab to the best of our ability, kept up with our experiments, and made plans for receiving the kids.
Our astronomer took advantage of a brief peek of the sun through the clouds to photograph one small prominence on the solar limb. The general conclusion he reached from these observations is that the sun is undergoing a quiescent period of activity, which is extremely fortunate for our mission.
We learned some more ASL from our deaf crew member. Some of us managed to guess the signs correctly before he taught them to us!
We are looking forward to the end of our rotation, and have begun our final reports in anticipation of that big day.
Crew 193 Sol Summary Report – 1MAY2018
Sol 9
Summary Title: Can’t go out cause Sol this mud.
Author: David Attig, Crew Engineer
Mission Status: Nominally muddy
Sol Activity Summary: The day started off while preparing to go out on EVA 18. Unfortunately, this was called off due to the mud outside from the rain (on Mars?) overnight. The afternoon EVA was also cancelled. The crew spent most of the day working on personal projects and relaxing. We practiced ASL some more, and enjoyed a Martian feast.
Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow we have a group of children coming to visit us on Mars. We look forward to enlightening them on the happenings up here, and what we need to survive.
Anomalies in work:
1. Muddy mud, muddying up the muck.
Weather: Overcast and muddy in the AM, with off-and-on rain. The sun came out in the afternoon, until we were under threat of a thunderstorm (which appears to be passing us).
Crew Physical Status: Feelin Fine.
EVA: Morning EVA was cancelled today, due to inclement weather (too muddy). Afternoon EVA cancelled for same reason.
Reports filed:
GreenHab Report
Astronomy Report
EVA Request
Science Report
Sol Summary
Operations Report
EVA Report
HSO Report
Reports to be filed:
Journalist Report
Photo Report & Photo of the Day
Support Requested:
1. A Starbucks franchise on Mars.
Crew 193 Operations Report 02May2018
SOL: 10
Name of person filing report: David Attig
Non-nominal systems: Two piece suits still need straps adjusted for neck ring. Generator/inverter/charger. One piece suit #10.
Notes on non-nominal systems: The generator still appears to not be charging the batteries at night (only powering the HAB). Shannon is having a look, this should not affect our operations (particularly with the days being so long now).
Generator (hours run): 7:00 pm to 7:55 am.
Solar— SOC 60 % (Before generator is run at night)
Diesel – 70 %
Propane – 60 psi.
ATV Fuel (Ethanol free gasoline) – 0 gallons.
Water (trailer) – 220 gallons.
Water (static) – 290 gallons
Trailer to Static Pump used – no
Water (loft) – Static to Loft Pump used – yes
Water Meter: 134505.5
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Date last emptied: May 2
ATV’s (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3): No
ATV Oil Checked?: No
ATV Oil Added?: No
ATV Fuel Used: 0 Gallons
# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: 350.2 is out of service, due to a previous issue. Honda has a hole in the seat.
Deimos rover used: No
Hours: 124.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: N/A %
Currently charging: No
Sojourner rover used: ASSIGNED TO DIRECTOR
Hours: Unknown
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: 35.0
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: N/A %
Currently charging: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 34.2
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: N/A %
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 29.8
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: N/A %
Currently charging: Yes
Hab Car used?: No
Where was Hab Car used?: N/A
Why was Hab Car used?: N/A
General notes and comments: Muddy
Summary of internet: We’re out, same as normal.
Summary of suits and radios: One piece suit #10 is repaired. Still work to do on two piece suits. One suit charger repaired, repair of other suit chargers still in progress.
Summary of Hab operations: Muddily nominal
Summary of GreenHab operations: Muddy
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Muddy
Summary of RAM operations: None today, Muddy
Summary of health and safety issues: Muddy
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Less mud. And an escalator.
Astronomy Report
Name: Eric Shear
Crew: 193
Date: May 2, 2018
Sky Conditions: Heavy clouds & rain for most of the day. The sun came out between the clouds in the afternoon.
Wind Conditions: Low
Observation Start Time: 1430
Observation End Time: 1500
Summary:
On eye-viewing, the sun appeared to have no obvious features. The photo taken below has a tiny prominence.
Photos were taken with the Skyris camera and the best images processed in Autostakkert, Registax, Photoshop, and PowerPoint to colorize and bring out contrast. The results are attached.
Objects Viewed: Sun
Problems Encountered:
There was a light drizzle despite the sun being out among the clouds, so I waited 10-15 minutes before it stopped before taking the blanket off the telescope.
Hello Mission Control,
Please find below the Green Hab Report for May 2, 2018.
Green Hab Report
Date: 2 May 2018
Environmental control:
Ambient with door open but only for few hours in the afternoon
Shade cloth: on
Fan: not used today
Average temperatures: 34.5 C
Low: 15.4℃
High: 52.1℃
Hours of supplemental light: None
Changes to crops: None
Daily water usage for crops: 10 Gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: Twice: In the morning at 1000am and afternoon 445pm.
Morning research observations: None
Changes to research plants: None
Aquaponics: None
Narrative: No significant changes.
Support/supplies needed: None
Hello mission control,
Here is the Science Report for 2 May 2018
Crew 193 – PHEnOM Gold Crew
Submitted by XO/Science Officer Doug Campbell
1. Emergency EVAC EVA: No EVAs occurred today due to weather.
2. Sunspot and Solar Flare Monitoring: a very small prominence was found on the sun today.
3. Shortwave Texting on EVA’s: No EVAs occurred today due to weather
4. GPS Route Measurements: No EVAs occurred today due to weather
5. Waterless dish cleaning: Bacteria growth and monitoring will continue over the remaining days of the mission. The study is starting to show promising results regarding the use of UV and a cloth to clean dishes on mars without the use of water. Using dirt to clean the dishes seems to have some rapid growing bacteria!
6. The MAG (Maximum Absorbency Garment) utilization study: The study has been scrapped. Results will be from blue crew only.
7. Spacesuit Helmet Fogging: Study has been discontinued after 7 days of data collection.
8. Crew Comfort, Health and Safety on EVA: No EVAs occurred today due to weather
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Thanks,
Doug
Crew 193 XO and Science Officer
Crew 193 EVA Report 02May2018
Sol 10 Crew 193 EVA 18 & 19 Summary
Earth-Date 2MAY2018
EVAs 18 & 19
Both EVAs 18 and 19 were cancelled due to extremely wet and muddy conditions on Mars. No science or exploration objectives were achieved today. No ATVs or rovers were used. No Gold crew members ventured outside the Hab on EVA.
Sol 9 Crew 193 EVA 16 & 17 Summary
Earth-Date 1May2018
EVA 16
EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold000 (CO Patil-Sabale) / Gold 003 (CE Attig) / Gold005 (CGA Shear)
EVA Objectives – Summary
1. Explore Dinosaur Quarry and Lith Canyon to look for emergency EVA sites
2. Repeated GPS recording experiment.
3. Continue to explore the crew biometrics study while on EVA. Raw data here
Results
Found one emergency shelter at (0518800, 4256500), in Lith Canyon.
Issues/Mitigation
ATVs/Rovers Used
Safety Measures & Preparation
EVA 17
EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold001 (XO Campbell) / Gold 004 (HSO Pandya) /
EVA Objectives – Summary
Results
Found an emergency shelter at (0518400, 4247000)
Issues/Mitigation
ATVs/Rovers Used
Safety Measures & Preparation
Warm Regards!
Astronomer, (Gold 05), Crew #193
Mars Desert Research Station
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