SOL: 2
Name of person filing report: Donald "Duckie" Jacques
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems:
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: NO
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used: NO
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used: YES
Hours: 2780
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 35%
Currently charging: YES
Perseverance rover used: YES
Hours: 2077
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 36%
Currently charging: YES
General notes on rovers:
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 114.1 gallons
Water (static tank): 438.9 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): ON
Static tank heater (On or off) ON
Toilet tank emptied: Yes
Summary of internet: put notes here
Summary of suits and radios: During DOFF of sim suit #1 the retaining ring holding the orange collar came off. Was able to restore the ring, and will inspect others tonight to assure all are secure.
Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: None
Summary of Science Dome operations: Guilliome continued his work with his purple bacteria
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done)
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used
Summary of health and safety issues: None Noted
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: put notes here
GreenHab Report – November 14th
Crew 286 GreenHab Report 14-11-2023
Sol: 2
GreenHab Officer: Donald "Duckie" Jacques
Environmental control: heater On, door closed.
Average temperatures: 68 deg F at 9 am, 109 deg F at mid day, 72 deg F at 5pm
Hours of supplemental light: None
Daily water usage for crops: 10 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 4 gallons transferred to the science dome for use in the sink.
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 186 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 11 am
Changes to crops:planted additional items in the large green tub, and in the two long trays.
Narrative: I noted that even though the moisture meter registered that every pot was "Wet" I found all very dry, and crumbly to the touch. Per instructions, I prepared fertilizer water for all plants, planted additional items, and a final light watering for newly placed seeds. I was able to complete 1/2 of my targeted planting today, and plan to complete the other half tomorrow.
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) None
EVA Report – November 14th
Crew 286 EVA #3 report 14-NOV-2023
EVA # 3
Author: Roger Gilbertson
Purpose of EVA: To explore and test sites for future hi-res LIDAR scanning and outdoor music performance.
Start time for EVA: 2:30 pm
End time for EVA: 4:35 pm
Narrative: Getting prepared was more efficient, thanks to lessons leaned from EVA 1 and 2, and the newly drafted EVA checklist. GPS monitors were worn by two crew members. The crew reported what seemed to be a rapid drop in remaining vehicle charge during their drive south. Curiosity was at 65% and Perseverance at 62% even with modest driving speeds. Due to that, they stopped their drive in the vicinity of Zubrin’s Head, and short of the intended Barrainca Butte walking path.
The afternoon EVA 3 departed about 30 minutes late and unfortunately the crew “assumed" a 30 minute extension without specifically requesting one from Mission Support. The EVA drove south on Cow Dung Road, noting a rapid drop in both vehicle’s state of charge. Communications became intermittent due to increasing distance from the repeater. One EVA crew member’s radio seemed to stop working, so they resorted to remaining close together in order to use gestures and shouting. CapCom was not notified of the radio problem until after the end of EVA.
Photo were captured using iPhone and documentary video was captured by professional Panasonic EVA-1, with audio recording via separate a Zoom H8 microphone on a stand, which also recorded sound of the radio coms. LIDAR scans were performed near the vicinity of Zubrin’s Head. A series of scans were collected using a iPhone 13 and NeRF (Neural Radiance Field) software to build 3D models.
The crew returned to the habitat at precisely 4:30 and entered the airlock at 4:35.
Destination: Barrainca Butte (not achieved), Zubrin’s Head reached.
Coordinates (use UTM WSG 84): Barrainca Butte (518799,4250996)
EVA Participants:
• Scott Beibin
• Liz Cole
• Hugo Saugier
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: South on Cow Dung Road, to area of Zubrin’s Head (4247500, 520000), park and perform scans in the area. Retrace route back to Hab.
Mode of travel: Driving and walking
Vehicles you will be using: Curiosity, Perseverance
Journalist Report – November 13th
by Liz Cole
SOL: 1
Morning:
The crew is establishing itself as being passionate about environmentally sustainable long term settlement on a resource – limited environment such as Mars. We reduced mission waste by coming up with a composting solution for the MASH that gets rid of the food waste from our crew, and finding intelligent ways to reuse all cardboard, plastic and glass packaging materials related to our mission for other uses to support the crew’s projects during the mission.
Crew Artist designed a labeling system for the HAB Upper and Lower decks, so that our crew and future crews can easily locate supplies, tools and safety materials. We are already enjoying a more efficient process of making dinner thanks to this.
Sergii arrives and the crew completes our training. After we learn the communications systems for EVAs, and how suit up, our sim officially begins.
Afternoon:
The crew executed two successful EVAs to Marble Ritual. The first EVA was an exploration of capturing lidar scans, image and video while in our sim suits. The crew captured successful scans of rock formations with iphone 14 using the polycam pro. 360 degree video was done with an insta 360 1rs one-inch, regular video was shot on iphone 13 and iphone 14. Drone aerial photography and photography was successfully completed.
Crew XO observed the importance of taking a moment to sit and reconnoiter. What struck him most was the feelings he could remember from sci fi films of being alone on another planet and observing the terrain. He experienced the feeling of isolation, the sense that things are so different from his everyday life that he was indeed an alien on his own planet.
We noted challenges with headsets falling off, the suits making it harder to operate our equipment and adjust comms radios, and a lost tripod.
That loss of gear during the EVA 1 created a great opportunity for teamwork and coordination between the EVA 2 crew and mission support, as EVA 2 located the equipment through good communication between the two EVA crews. Members of both crews appreciated the excellent coordination and teamwork efforts that emerged in efforts to rescue the lost tripod, as well as the added focus of an accomplishable goal for the EVA. Crew Artist noted the challenges he experienced of trying to explain where to locate a lost object in an unfamiliar terrain, without having the specific words to describe the exact type of geologic features that could be used as landmarks.
Evening:
Our crew Scientist established himself in the ScienceDome for his experiment involving CO2 fixation by purple bacteria for space food production. The bacteria arrived at MDRS tonight, appropriately just before dinner.
Reflecting on the day’s activities before dinner, the crew discussed how we can create new systems to be more efficient. Assessing what went well and what could have gone better with todays EVAs, we note that checklists posted by airlocks, the sim suit rooms, the comms area and on the rovers would be helpful for the crew to more effectively complete their missions.
We then planned EVAs for the next day, and continued work on our projects to be attempted and completed during the rest of the mission.
Sol Summary – November 13th
Sol: 01
Summary Title: “First Day, First EVAs”
Author’s name: Roger Gilbertson
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary: We completed EVA training in the early morning, after a crew meeting. We conducted a 3-person EVA-1 in the morning, which proved to take more time than anticipated, due to “learning curve”. Photo, video, 360 video, and drone aerial video were successfully captured. A small tripod was inadvertently dropped during the EVA.
In the afternoon, preparation for EVA-2 went more smoothly, and a patterned search for the missing small tripod was mounted. The tripod was successfully located and retrieved. Documentary footage was captured.
On both missions, short periods of mindful appreciation were conducted, in recognition of our amazing experiences here, and our enjoyable and growing team.
Inside the hab, we are conducting labeling operations, and preparing for science experiments was done in the chemical hood. Test of hydrogen production to be conducted this evening.
Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow we plan to conduct two more EVAs, one to collect soil samples in support of a previous MDRS mission.
Anomalies in work: none
Weather: nominal
Crew Physical Status: nominal
EVA: EVA 1 and 2 completed today, requests for EVA 3 and 4 submitted for tomorrow
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Journalist report, Photos, Operations report, Green Hab report, EVA 1 Summary, EVA 2 Summary, EVA 3 Request, EVA 4 Request.
Support Requested: We are hoping for the arrival of two FedEx packages tomorrow.
Operations Report – November 13th
Crew 286 Operations Report 13-11-2023
SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Donald "Duckie" Jacques, Team XO
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: n/a
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used:
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used:
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used:
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: We failed to record Rover data. We will remember moving forward
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: gallons
Water (static tank): 471 gallons
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: put notes here
Summary of suits and radios: All suits and radios performed as expected
Summary of GreenHab operations: Moisture levels are still showing wet conditions, as such, no watering was done.
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On or Off – Off
Harvest: None
Summary of ScienceDome operations: put notes here
Dual split: Heat or AC, On or Off – Dual split currently off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) A multimeter has been brought to the hab for use in EVA prep, testing batteries.
Summary of any observatory issues: No activity today
Summary of health and safety issues: Minor aches, light sun exposure, and minor dehydration noted, all items addressed at occurrence. Crew in good spirits as we wind down for the day.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: put notes here
GreenHab Report – November 13th
GreenHab Officer: Donald "Duckie" Jacques, Team 286 XO
Environmental control: (heater, fan, door open?) Door Closed all day
Average temperatures: 75 deg F
Hours of supplemental light: none
Daily water usage for crops: 0
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 200 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: N/A
Changes to crops: N/A
Narrative: Our first day, I monitored the environment, and moisture, all at nominal.
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) None
Support/supplies needed: None
Crew Photos – November 13th
EVA Report – November 13th
Crew 286 EVA #1 report 13-NOV-2023
EVA #1
Author: Roger Gilbertson
Purpose of EVA: To carry out our first EVA to Marble Ritual in order to learn and practices operations, and usage of spacesuit, photo and video equipment, and general EVA methodology.
Start time for EVA: 11:30 am
End time for EVA: 1:00 pm
Narrative: Getting prepared took longer to complete than expected. Departure was additionally delayed slightly when one rover was not unplugged. Mission support provided an extension to the excursion time by 30 minutes. Time was spent learning proper and effective radio communications.
Lidar Scanning – Performed three successful low-res landscape scans at several exterior locations. Used iPhone 14 and PolyCam Pro app software. Locations were selected that showed effects of water erosions. Other sites showed details of selected rock formations. Attention was paid to operator position to minimize shadows. Software requires processing in the field.
Photo and video – Captured using iPhone and Android phones, and Sony Alpha camera.
360 Video – Captured using Insta360 One RS 1inch.
Aerial drone photography – Captured using Ascend Aeronautics ASC 2600. Test flights were of limited time to increasing breezes aloft.
Challenges arose from headsets slipping, as they were worn without caps. Caps will be worn on future missions. As walking paths went behind various berms radio reception varied, and signal tests were conducted as people moved in and around outcroppings.
The team forgot to bring the LoRa GPS modules. The team forgot to record the hours and state of charge when powering up the rovers. A small tripod was inadvertently dropped during the EVA. Crew stopped briefly for rehydration during EVA. Sunblock needs to be worn.
Destination: Marble Ritual
Coordinates (use UTM WSG 84): (518799,4250996)
EVA Participants:
• Liz Cole
• Scott Beibin
• Donald Jacques
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: N Cow Dung Rd, parking point WSG (518606,4251022)
Mode of travel: We will drive to N Cow Dung Rd to the parking point (518666,4251022), then we will walk to Marble Ritual (518799,4250996). Then we will walk back to the vehicles and return to the HAB.
Vehicles used: Spirit, Curiosity
HSO Beginning Of Mission Checklist- November 12th
Submitted by: Liz Cole
Crew: 286
Date: November 12 2023
Part 1: Using the attached Safety Equipment Inventory, locate, test and confirm operation of all safety equipment. List any equipment not found and/or missing:
Part 2: Locate and confirm the emergency escape routes in the Hab are functional and clear:
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Stairs: functional and clear
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Emergency window: functional and clear
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Commander’s window: functional and clear
Part Three:
Inventory First Aid kit and note what needs to be refilled: nothing needs to be refilled
Note any safety issues:
HAB Upper deck:
The escape ladder should be moved to a storage place where it is easier to pull out and use. The emergency window should have a ladder or a step underneath it to make it easier to access and get out of with the ladder.
ScienceDome:
The path to the eyewash station is obstructed by the Burn and No Burn bins. They should be moved out of the path to the eyewash station.
Note any health/environmental issues:
Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies:
Safety Equipment Inventory 2022-2023
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HAB Upper deck |
HAB Lower deck |
RAM |
GreenHab |
ScienceDome |
Rovers |
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CO monitor |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
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Escape ladder |
operational |
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Eyewash |
operational |
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Fire blanket |
operational |
operational |
operational |
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Fire extinguisher |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
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First Aid |
operational |
operational |
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Intercom |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
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Nightlight |
operational |
operational |
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Propane alarm |
operational |
operational |
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Radios (Channels 10 and 22) |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
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Smoke alarm |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
operational |
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Tow rope |
operational |
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