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Operations Report – 26 April 2018

SOL: 4

Name of person filing report: David Attig

Non-nominal systems: Com radio #6, Sim suits #10, 2, 5, 4, 6.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Status unchanged since yesterday.

Generator (hours run): 9:00 pm to 9:00 am.

Solar— SOC 80 % (Before generator is run at night)

Diesel – 70 %

Propane – 60 psi.

ATV Fuel (Ethanol free gasoline) – 5 gallons.

Water (trailer) – 550 gallons.

Water (static) – 305 gallons

Trailer to Static Pump used – no

Water (loft) – Static to Loft Pump used – yes

Water Meter: 134126.7

Toilet tank emptied: yes
Date last emptied: April 24

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.

Deimos rover used: Yes
Hours: 124.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 94 %
Currently charging: Yes

Sojourner rover used: ASSIGNED TO DIRECTOR
Hours: Unknown
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 35.0
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 91 %
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Out Of Service
Hours: 31
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 29.8
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 91 %
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: I took pans out of broiler underneath
oven; It is an older style gas stove, with a broiler (not a drawer)
underneath the oven. Too many pans there could block airflow for oven
burner.

Summary of internet: As of 9:30 AM, we have 40% of our internet
allowance remaining. The funny thing is that our internet while we
actually do have some percentage remaining doesn’t seem any faster
than at night when we are hard throttled.

Summary of suits and radios: All one piece suits are working (and
were used today). Radios are nominal.

Summary of Hab operations: Supported two (4 hour) EVAs.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Picked some plants for lunch today.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Samples placed in incubator.

Summary of RAM operations: Morning EVA team brought materials in from
RAM upon returning. New radios are in the RAM airlock for us.

Summary of health and safety issues: None to report.

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EVA Report – 26 April 2018

Sol 4 Crew 193 EVA 8&9 Summary

Earth-Date 26APR2018

EVA 8

EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold001 (XO Campbell) / Gold004 (HSO Pandya) (Informally: “Team Canada”)

EVA Objectives – Summary

  1. Exploration of The Moon – Completed

  • Distance covered by foot – 8.13km

  • Steps – 11,000

  1. Scouting and Mapping of Emergency Shelter Sites – Noted / Raw data here

  2. EVA Comfort, Well-Being, Safety and Optimization Study / Raw data here

  3. Visor Fogging Study – Data collected / Raw data here

  4. Moving signs/painting equipment from RAM to airlock for later use outside observatory – done

Issues/Mitigation

  • Turned back after 1h15min due to extreme heat, returned to base 40-50min early to avoid medical issues related to heat exhaustion/hyperthermia, have suggested to EVA 9 crew to cut their EVA short and/or bring water into field

ATVs/Rovers Used

  • Deimos – 100% start; 94% end

  • ATV use on hold until refueled

Safety Measures & Preparation

  • Sunscreen/Sun protection – Yes/Medical Exemptions for UV eye-protection provided

  • Adequate hydration – No

  • Adequate protection – Flightsuit/footwear/visor/glove precautions – Yes

Sol 4 Crew 193 EVA 9 Summary

Earth-Date 26APR2018

EVA 9

EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold000 (CO Patil-Sabale) / Gold002 (CE Attig) / Gold005 (CGA Shear)

EVA Objectives – Summary

  1. Exploration of Candor Chasma – Accomplished

  • Total distance covered – 19.69 km (roundtrip and side trips)

  1. EVA Comfort, Well-Being, Safety and Optimization Study / Raw data here

  2. Visor Fogging Study – Data collected / Raw data here

Issues/Mitigation

  • Missed the split in Cactus Road and went south instead of northeast, have set up a sign at (0519955, 4251570) for future follow ups.

ATVs/Rovers Used

  • Spirit and Curiosity.

Safety Measures & Preparation

  • Sunscreen/Sun protection – Yes

  • Adequate hydration – Yes

  • Adequate protection – Flightsuit/footwear/visor/glove precautions – Yes

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Science Report – 26 April 2018

1. Emergency EVAC EVA: No locations were scouted during either EVA today. Planning for an EVA dedicated to emergency procedures is in the works.

2. Sunspot and Solar Flare Monitoring: Our CGA continued his task of monitoring the sun for sunspot activity. The sunspots are getting smaller – they were not visible with the eye but could still be seen with the Skyris camera.

3. Shortwave Texting on EVA’s: Beartooth devices still not working. Hand signal communication was used instead.

4. GPS Route Measurements: GPS was taken on EVA 8 this morning which proved very helpful in re-locating the rover after exiting the moon valley area. A picture was taken of the GPS device when EVA 8 parked for exploration and the crew the followed the GPS back to that set of coordinates.

5. Waterless dish cleaning: No samples were taken today. No growth seen on samples from previous day. Previous day samples were put into the incubator in the science hab today to speed bacterial growth.

6. The MAG (Maximum Absorbency Garment) utilization study: No progress today. Possible that the continuation of this study from Crew 192 will be scrapped.

7. Spacesuit Helmet Fogging: Neither crew experienced fogging of the masks today. Both crews used a defogging spray and non-scratch cloth on the masks prior to their EVAs today. One crew member thought their mask had fogged, but it turned out to just be dirt.

8. Crew Comfort, Health and Safety on EVA: Measurements of the crew’s weight, blood pressure, SpO2 and pulse were taken before and after the EVA. Maximum heart rate was tracked by a mobile monitor during the EVA when the astronaut felt that they were working very hard (normally climbing a large hill). Gold 01 is able to track his heart rate over the entire course of the EVA thanks to mobile technology. Results can be exported and used in this study. Analysis will be done as the mission continues.

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Astronomy Report – 27 April 2018

Name: Eric Shear

Crew: 193
Date: April 26, 2018

Sky Conditions: Clear

Wind Conditions: None

Observation Start Time: 0800

Observation End Time: 845

Summary:

Our (Crew Geologist Astronomer) CGA continued his task of monitoring the sun for sunspot activity. The sunspots are getting smaller – they were not visible with the eye but could still be seen with the Skyris camera. The triple-sunspot observed yesterday has now been reduced to two, with the third almost indistinguishable from the surrounding granules.

No prominences, flares, or filaments were seen.

Photos were taken with the Skyris camera and the best image processed in Autostakkert, Registax, Photoshop, and PowerPoint to colorize and bring out contrast. The result is attached.

Objects Viewed: Sun

Problems Encountered: None

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GreenHab Report – 27 April 2018

Name: Shawna Pandya

Date: 26 Apr 2018

Environmental control: Ambient with door open but only for few hours in the afternoon

Shade cloth: on

Fan: not used today

Average temperatures: 42.1 C

Low: 26.6℃

High: 42.2℃

Hours of supplemental light: None

Changes to crops: None

Daily water usage for crops: 5 Gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: Twice: Once at 0900

Morning research observations: None

Changes to research plants: No.

Aquaponics: None

Narrative: Picked kale, thyme, rosemary, sage, swiss chard and red lettuce.

Support/supplies needed: None

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Operations Report April 25th

Crew 193 Operations Report 25Apr2018

SOL: 3

Name of person filing report: David Attig

Non-nominal systems: Com radio #6, Sim suits #10, 2, 5, 4, 6.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Radio #06 (newer style) only lasted 1 hour on EVA with a freshly charged battery. Radio will not be used for future EVAs. Sim suit 10 still has the badly scratched visor, suits 2, 5, 6 need maintenance on straps attaching neck ring to pack, and suit 4 has a broken charge connector.

Generator (time run): 2000-0715

Solar— SOC 95 % (Before generator is run at night)

Diesel – 75 %

Propane – 60 psi.

ATV Fuel (Ethanol free gasoline) – 0 gallons.

Water (trailer) – 3500 gallons.

Water (storage) – 550 gallons

Water (static) – 350 gallons

Trailer to Static Pump used – no

Water (loft) – Static to Loft Pump used – yes

Water Meter: 134078.1

Toilet tank emptied: no
Date last emptied: April 24

ATV’s (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3):
Honda Used?: Yes
300 Used? No
350.1 Used? Yes
350.2 Used? No
350.3 Used? No

ATV Oil Checked?: No

ATV Oil Added?: No

ATV Fuel Used: 1/4 Gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 1.2

Notes on ATVs: None

Deimos rover used: No
Hours: 124.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
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: 33.7
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: Out Of Service
Hours: 31
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 23
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: No

Hab Car used?: No
Where was Hab Car used?: N/A
Why was Hab Car used?: N/A

General notes and comments: We would like the sim suit supply box dropped off in our airlock, so we can work on the two-piece suits.

Summary of internet: Appears to be working.

Summary of suits and radios: Radio 06 appears to transmit a beep continuously, draining the battery. Suits have some issues; see email titled “Details about EVA Suits”.

Summary of Hab operations: supported two EVAs and investigated suit status. Sol Summary report for more details.

Summary of GreenHab operations: plants are doing well, see GreenHab report for more details.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Progress was made on dishwasher experiment, see Science Report for more details.

Summary of RAM operations: Placed tools in RAM for future use, took boards apart and painted some to use for an MDRS sign.

Summary of health and safety issues: Need to work on better balance between working in RAM and not breaking sim; see email “A few notes – about EVA duration” for details.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: A few requests, listed in Sol Summary.

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EVA Report April 25th

Crew 193 EVA Report 25Apr2018
Sol 2 Crew 193 EVA 6 Summary
Earth-Date 25APR2018

EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold001 (XO Campbell) / Gold004 (HSO Pandya) (Informally: “Team Canada”)

EVA Objectives – Summary

1. Exploration of The Moon – Could not adequately confirm en route; map now suggests we overshot and ended up in Lith Canyon. Suggest re-visiting actual Moon site at a later date.

Distance covered by foot – 11,500
Steps – 8.5 km

2. Scouting and Mapping of Emergency Shelter Sites – Not Mapped, as uncertain regarding location / Raw data here

3. EVA Comfort, Well-Being, Safety and Optimization Study / Raw data here

4. Visor Fogging Study – Data collected / Raw data here

Issues/Mitigation
Gold001’s comms failed almost immediately flashing ‘low battery’ despite having been charged x 24 hours. This was mitigated intra-EVA by maintaining line-of-sight contact at all times, and turning on this unit only when LOS was not possible.
Were unable to tell where the turn-off for White-Yellow-Beige Moon region was; suspect we overshot and ended up in Lith Canyon. Will review images and maps to confirm.

ATVs Used

Manual gear-shift (red)
Blue ATV #21
These ATVs require fuel (requested); will refuel before next use.

Safety Measures & Preparation

Sunscreen/Sun protection – Yes/Medical Exemptions for UV eye-protection provided Adequate hydration – No
Adequate protection – Flightsuit/footwear/visor/glove precautions – Yes

Sol 2 Crew 193 EVA 7 Summary
Earth-Date 25APR2018

EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold000 (CO Patil-Sabale) / Gold002 (CE Attig) / Gold005 (CGA Shear)

EVA Objectives – Summary

Paint the MDRS Signpost in the RAM
Climb the hills behind the hab to head to the Hab Ridge, explore Hab Ridge to locate emergency shelter/s

Issues/Mitigation
Painting in the afternoon hours in the extremely hot RAM proved unhealthy. After 45-50 minutes in the RAM, the crew started trekking up a hill to get to the Hab Ridge. Halfway up the hill our CO felt dehydrated. The EVA was cut short and the crew returned to the RAM. Need fans in the RAM
Discontinue using prototype suit for EVA’s during this mission, it’s too small and doesn’t allow enough airflow which is a must especially during a hot day.

ATVs Used
None. This was a planned project and on-foot EVA

Safety Measures & Preparation

Sunscreen/Sun protection – Yes/Medical Exemptions for UV eye-protection provided Adequate hydration – Yes
Adequate protection – Flightsuit/footwear/visor/glove precautions – Yes

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Sol Summary Report April 25th

Crew 193 Sol Summary Report – 25 APR 2018

Sol 3

Summary Title: Life Will Find a Way

Author: Doug Campbell, Executive Officer and Science Officer

Mission Status: Sub-optimal due to minor crew health issues but expected to be back to nominal tomorrow

Sol Activity Summary: The day started off early with quick individual breakfasts in order to prepare for EVA 6 which left at 0730. EVA 6 was a successful failure in that valuable exploration of Lith Canyon was completed; however, the intended destination was the White Moon area! While EVA 6 was occurring, the plants were watered in the Green Hab and some vegetables were harvested. Our crew astronomer made a quick trip to the observatory and did some troubleshooting with the GPS units. Our crew engineer did work around the hab and communicated with mission control.

The crew lunched together (thanks to our commander for cooking!) and then spent time on personal work and research projects before EVA 7. EVA seven was cut short at 1600 by the Health and Safety Officer over concerns of crew dehydration. Late afternoon was spent on reports. The plan for tonight is to watch a movie as a team, perhaps…. The Martian!!

Look Ahead Plan: EVA 8 will attempt to complete the mission plan that was submitted for EVA 6 but not completed. EVA 9 will be exploring further into Candor Chasma as part of the GPS mapping study. We will continue to work on learning ASL for 5 minutes each day as well as sharing stories about our lives so that the crew gets to know each other better.

Anomalies in work:

1. Radio #6 has a poor battery which loses charge quickly. It caused Gold 001 to be without communication during EVA 6. This radio has been put out of service by crew 193
2. EVA 7 was cut short due to health concerns over crew dehydration

Weather: Clear skies in AM, partly cloudy and gusty in PM.

Crew Physical Status: Some blisters, one incidence of crew mild dehydration. All members are resting and back to nominal by days end.

EVA:
EVA 6 – Successfully explored the edges and the base of Lith Canyon. As per the title of this report, the EVA team found group of fully blossomed wild flowers on the edge of a large, sandy rock formation with no other flora or fauna in sight; proving that even on mars, life will find a way.
EVA 7 – Began the EVA in the RAM to paint the new sign for the MDRS campus. The crew then proceeded to climb the hill up to hab ridge. However, during the climb, one of the members began to not feel well and the remainder of the EVA was scrubbed.

Reports filed:
GreenHab
Science Report
Astronomy Report
Journalist’s Report
Photo & Photo of the Day Report

Reports to be filed:
Operations Report
EVA Report

Support Requested:

Additional fuel for ATVs.
Orange or green paint for the MDRS sign (or both)
Hot pads so we can put hot cookware on the table without wrecking the tabletop.

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