Category: Announcements

[category EVA-report]

Crew 240 EVA Report 02-01-2022

EVA #1

Author: Clément Plagne

Purpose of EVA: First in-sim EVA experience, acquaintance with procedures

Start time: 10:03

End time: 11:00

Narrative: Pre-EVA briefing went smoothly, and we drove to the spot safely and slowly. Finding my bearings with the map and getting my confidence back took a smidge more time than I expected, but we arrived at Marble Ritual without any delay. We walked on Marble Ritual, and a little bit around its rocky formation to get some bearings in the suits. Pierre felt confident enough in the suit to try and take out his drone, which I approved for a quick flight and a picture. A crew member mentioned that they were beginning to feel some back pain, and we therefore decided to call it for the walk and drive back to MDRS, which went well too. We were pleased to see that the batteries for both rovers stayed very high, as they had depleted fairly quickly on training day.

Destination: Marble Ritual

Coordinates (use UTM NAD27 CONUS): 518800 4250700

Participants: Clément Plagne, François Vinet, Pierre Fabre, Julie Levita

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Entrance Road, Cow Dung Road

Mode of travel: Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, foot.

It looks like there aren’t any protocols in the Handbook regarding photos. Do I just forward them like this? Please advise. Thank you.

category operations-report] Crew 236 Operations Report 26-DEC-2021 SOL: 7 Name of person filing report: Pavithra Ravi Non-nominal systems: None ROVERS Spirit rover used: No Hours (before EVA): N/A Beginning charge (Before EVA): N/A Ending charge (On return from EVA, before recharging): N/A Currently charging: Yes Opportunity rover used: No Hours: N/A Beginning charge: N/A Ending charge: N/A Currently charging: Yes Curiosity rover used: Yes Hours: N/A Beginning charge: N/A Ending charge: N/A Currently charging: Yes Perseverance rover used: No Hours: N/A Beginning charge: N/A Ending charge: N/A Currently charging: Yes General notes and comments: The front airlock door has been secured with the rope that was attached to it, to keep it closed during the high winds. The back airlock has been kept closed by lodging a wrench in the locking mechanism. The outer surface of the panels near the back airlock area (next to the static tank) came loose during the winds. Thankfully, there is no breach. There are some materials strewn through the tunnels as a result of the high winds. We can provide pictures if needed. I believe Shannon has already inspected it. Summary of Hab operations: Nominal WATER USE: Water (static tank): approx. 265 gallons Water (loft tank): 54 gallons Water Meter: 01540912 units Static to Loft Pump used – yes or no: Yes. It was filled from 17 to 54 gallons at about 20:00 today. Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On Static tank heater (on or off) Off Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): Yes, at 9:30 PM last night Summary of internet: Nominal Summary of suits and radios: Nominal. Summary of GreenHab operations: Nominal WATER USE: 12.5 gallons were used today. This leaves about 282 gallons in the tank. Heater (on or off): On Supplemental light (on or off): On Harvest: None Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nominal Dual split, Heat or AC (on or off): off Summary of RAM operations: Tools used, work done Some zipties and a wrench were obtained to keep the back airlock door closed during the high winds. The wrench was ultimately jammed in the lock to keep the door securely closed. The zipties were unused and will be returned. Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing new to report. Summary of health and safety issues: Nominal Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

[category: GreenHab-Report]

Crew 236 GreenHab Report 12242021
GreenHab Officer: Vladimir Zeltsman
Environmental Control: Around 17% Humidity
Average Temperatures: 70 degrees
Hours of Supplemental Light: 7 hours
Daily Water Usage For Crops: 9.5 gallons
Daily Water Usage For Research and/or Other Purposes: None
Water In Blue Tank: 203.5 Gallons
Times of watering for crops: 11:30 am
Changes to Crops: None
Narrative: None
Harvest: 2g Basil, 37g Tomato, 1g Green Onion
Support/supplies needed: None

MJ!

Sorry to reply so late, we’ve been fixing a watery situation at the outpost.
I think you might have the wrong email to send the reports. Gimme a second

On Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 19:23 MJ Marggraff <mj.red.planet.rising> wrote:

[category: GreenHab-Report]

Crew 236 GreenHab Report 12242021
GreenHab Officer: Vladimir Zeltsman
Environmental Control: Around 17% Humidity
Average Temperatures: 70 degrees
Hours of Supplemental Light: 7 hours
Daily Water Usage For Crops: 9.5 gallons
Daily Water Usage For Research and/or Other Purposes: None
Water In Blue Tank: 203.5 Gallons
Times of watering for crops: 11:30 am
Changes to Crops: None
Narrative: None
Harvest: 2g Basil, 37g Tomato, 1g Green Onion
Support/supplies needed: None

[category: GreenHab-Report]

Crew 236 GreenHab Report 12242021
GreenHab Officer: Vladimir Zeltsman
Environmental Control: Around 17% Humidity
Average Temperatures: 70 degrees
Hours of Supplemental Light: 7 hours
Daily Water Usage For Crops: 9.5 gallons
Daily Water Usage For Research and/or Other Purposes: None
Water In Blue Tank: 203.5 Gallons
Times of watering for crops: 11:30 am
Changes to Crops: None
Narrative: None
Harvest: 2g Basil, 37g Tomato, 1g Green Onion
Support/supplies needed: None

[category Sol Summary – report}

Crew 260 Sol Summary Report 02-11-2021

Sol: 1

Summary Title: I got a rock!

Author’s name: Jen Carver-Hunter

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: Our morning started with a lesson about Mars’ geologic periods and analogous processes that occurred at MDRS, forming the specimens we decided to collect on EVAs. Both EVA teams successfully completed their missions. After successful EVAs, crew members identified and labeled their samples, which they added to their “Mars rocks” kits.

Look Ahead Plan: Finish sample collection (EVA 3), sample categorization and analysis, rocket construction

Anomalies in work: No anomalies

Weather: Sunny, warm, and pleasant

Crew Physical Status: One crew member fell down a few stairs during the night and injured their knee. Injury was not serious enough to need professional medical attention, but has limited crewmember’s ability to participate in EVAs. The rest of the crew has made modifications to support all crew members while maintaining sim.

EVA: Geologic sample collection on the road to Barranca Butte and Kissing Camel Ridge.

Reports to be filed: Operations report, Journalist report, EVA request

Support Requested: None at this time.

HSO Pre-Mission Checklist
Jin Sing Sia, HSO

Submitted by: Jin Sia
Crew: 228
Date: 2021/09/26

Smoke alarms:
– Upper deck: Functional
– Lower deck: Functional
– RAM: None found, please advise on location
– GreenHab: Functional
– ScienceDome: Functional

CO alarms:
– Upper deck: Functional
– Lower deck: Beeping very soft, recommend battery replacement
– GreenHab: Functional

Fire extinguishers:
– Upper deck: Charged
– Kitchen: Charged
– Lower deck: 1 charged, 1 empty
– GreenHab: None found, recommend transferring one from ScienceDome
– ScienceDome: 2 charged
– RAM: Charged

Fire blankets:
– Kitchen: Ready
– RAM: Ready
– ScienceDome: Ready

First aid kits:
– Lower deck: Inventoried, items missing
– EVA room: Inventoried, minor issues found
– ScienceDome: Inventoried
– GreenHab: None found
– RAM: Inventoried

Jumper cables:
– EVA room: No longer there
– HabCar: Did not get chance to check
– CrewCar: Did not get chance to check

Emergency exits:
– Round window: All levers can be actuated
– Stairs: No non-nominal issues
– Commander’s room window: Unobstructed but no breaking tool
available; please advise if tool is required
– Emergency ladder: Transferred to correct compartment under sofa

HabCOMM radios on and working: Checked by work party crew

Noted safety issues:
– Toiletries cubbies: Contaminated with rat poison, toxicity hazard.
Strongly recommend thorough cleaning removal of poison block before
use.
– Engineering airlock: External door does not seem to close properly,
please advise
– Hab ladder: Falling hazard. Recommend minimum three-point contact at
all times, descend backwards only. Crew members should give way to
those descending. Only one crew member on ladder at all times.
– Fire extinguishers: Placement in ScienceDome and RAM are
non-obvious. Recommend moving to more conspicuous locations and
conducting safety tour to familiarize crew with locations once in-sim.

Noted health/environmental issues:
– General crew fatigue noted. Concur with command decision to start
sim later in day on Sep 27.

Missing health and safety supplies:
– EVA first aid kit in hab lower deck: Loose gloves unsealed and
dirty, throat lozenges unsealed and dirty, large syringe unsealed and
dirty. Recommend discard.
– Diabetic kit in hab lower deck: Blood glucose tester has low
battery. Recommend battery replacement, but for later crews.
– First aid kit in Hab lower deck: Missing tape, ointment for burns
(only antiseptic available), ice pack, aspirin. Recommend replacement.

[category operations-report]

MDRS Complete Operations Report 16-SEPT-2021

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine daily

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Generator: Nothing to report

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar— Nominal, providing all power

Solar— SOC % Last 24 hours:

Average 92.8

Minimum 80

Maximum 100

Note on solar: Nothing to report

Diesel Reading – Empty, tank to be removed soon

Propane Reading, station tank – 80%

Propane Reading, director tank— 74%

Propane Reading, intern tank— 72%

Propane Reading, generator: 80%

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5 gallons (although I can’t find the gas can)

Water (loft tank): 50 gallons

Water Meter: n/a units

Water (static tank) – 225 gallons

Static to Loft Pump used – no

Water in GreenHab – 20 gallons

Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons

Water (Outpost tank) – 210 gallons

Hab toilet tank emptied: no

Perseverance rover used: no

Hours: 219.4

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Sojourner rover used: yes

Hours:

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Spirit rover used: no

Hours: 136.9

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used: no

Hours: 72.3

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 95

Currently charging: no

Curiosity rover used: no

Hours: 144.4

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Notes on rovers: I was looking at the problem with the rovers regarding the damage they do to the spacesuits. What really needs to happen is to attach the seat back in the manner that we did to the former Deimos, now Percy.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3): no

Reason for use: nothing to report

Oil Added? No

ATV Fuel Used: 5 Gals

# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0

Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to gather garbage to take to town tomorrow. I forgot to note earlier that the shifter has broken but it is still usable.

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town to do laundry. I forgot to note yesterday that I drove it on the dry, paved roads in 4×4. It had been put in 4×4 by someone on the work party, and I didn’t notice it before I drove it. I tested it in all 4 modes and there appears to be no damage. I do need to get this vehicle in for repairs as soon as I can get someone to drive with me to drop it off for service. It needs work on the undercarriage.

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to go to storage units and pick up all materials related to spacesuits

General notes and comments: The storage units are not yet cleaned out but they have been emptied of much unused materials. What will be left when completed will be stored in a single unit and will include the HabCar rear seat, rear seat backs for the rovers, Ikea materials for the ScienceDome and the observatory materials. The power tools will be relocated to the station, and what little remains will either be stored here in the shed, given away, or stored with the URC materials in the one remaining unit.

Summary of internet: All nominal.

Summary of suits and radios: The NorCal Chapter representatives will be here tomorrow with the suits. In addition, while they were here they will go through the suit materials that have been stored in the storage unit. I brought these materials out to the station today so they will be able to go through them here.

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? Lift boom (or is it boom lift?) and power washer are still here. Not sure when they will be picked up.

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost operations: Replaced the clothesline (such excitement!)

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns, supplies needed and requests: Nothing to report