Crew 271 Sol Summary Report 18-12-2022

Crew 271 Sol Summary Report 18-12-2022

Sol: 0

Summary Title: Arrival at MDRS

Author’s name: Marc Levesque, Commander

Mission Status: Will not begin sim until all crew members on station.

Sol Activity Summary: Four crew members arrived on station and settled in. Two activities were completed in the afternoon. One was to install a mast extension for the radio repeater. A maintenance check and cleaning was also conducted on the MDRS 214 telescope.

Look Ahead Plan: Await the arrival of another crew member and the results of a second COVID test for another who remains in Grand Junction.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Cold and partly cloudy

Crew Physical Status: Good

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Operations, HSO, Mission Plan, crew bios, pictures, and patch.

Support Requested: None

Crew 271 Operations Report 18-12-2022

Crew 271 Operations Report 18-12-2022

SOL: 0

Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov

Non-nominal systems: Hab toilet is not fully emptying.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Hab toilet was flashed a few times this morning by station personnel.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers: Perseverance parked at the outpost.

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 10 gallons

Water (static tank): 540 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (On or off): On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: Station repeater got an extended antenna 20Ft

Summary of GreenHab operations: N/A

WATER USE: N/A

Heater: On

Supplemental light: not plugged

Harvest: N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Not used

Dual split: On

Summary of RAM operations: Distilled water used to clean the corrector plate in the robotic observatory.

Summary of any observatory issues: 14inch reflector had dusty corrector plate.

Summary of health and safety issues: see HSO report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

Crew 271 Sol 1 Astronomy Report 19-12-2022

Crew 271 Sol 1 Astronomy Report 19-12-2022

Astronomy Report

Name: Cesare Guariniello
Crew: 271
Date: 12/19/2022

NOTE
Before the beginning of the mission, on December 18th, the crew astronomer, with remote guidance from the MDRS Chief Astronomer Peter Detterline, performed maintenance of the MDRS-14 telescope. The operations consisted in tightening the mounts of the filter wheel and the camera and cleaning the corrector plate with the use of optics cloth, compressed air, and a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water.

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14

Objects to be Imaged this Evening: M2, M74, (Mars, Jupiter quick shots)

Images submitted with this report: M1 (Crab nebula), M31 (Andromeda galaxy), NGC6946 (Fireworks galaxy)

Problems Encountered: 8 images out of 10 in blue filter of M31 were very misaligned with the rest of the blue, red, and green images (these misaligned images were just discarded)

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Not used

Crew 271 Sol Summary Report 19-12-2022

Crew 271 Sol Summary Report 19-12-2022

Sol: 1

Summary Title: Slow, relaxing day

Author’s name: Marc Levesque, Commander

Mission Status: Will not begin sim until all crew members on station.

Sol Activity Summary: The fifth member of our crew arrived today and settled in. Observations with the MDRS 14 telescope were completed last night. Additional maintenance was completed on the newly installed mast extension of the radio repeater, and crew members explored the nearby dinosaur fossils.

Look Ahead Plan: Await the results of a second COVID test for our sixth crew member who remains in Grand Junction.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Cold and sunny

Crew Physical Status: Good

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Operations, and Astronomy.

Support Requested: None

Crew 271 Operations Report 19-12-2022

Crew 271 Operations Report 19-12-2022

SOL: 1

Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: N/A

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 42.3 gallons

Water (static tank): 497.7 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (On or off): On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: Reflected tape added to the repeater cables for safety.

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: ~ 10 gal

Heater: On

Supplemental light: not plugged

Harvest: N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Not used

Dual split: On

Summary of RAM operations: A multimeter used for radios battery inspection.

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: Non

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

Crew 271 Journalist Report 19-12-2022

Crew 271 Journalist Report 19-12-2022

Sol: 1

Author’s name: Helen Eifert, Crew Geologist

Title: Deconstructed Pancakes

While Crew 271 awaits the status of their final crew member, our near complete crew is settling into the Hab before the official start to our simulation. Think of it like our pre-launch protection, where astronauts are isolated to ensure their health prior to launch. Of course, this particular isolation comes with some perks. Today we explored our martian environment, found some intriguing bio signatures, sampled green beans from the GreenHab, and enjoyed some puppy pets before our official “launch.”

As a Mars Desert Research Station rookie, I am discovering the joys of dehydrated food! Our crew has already started claiming containers of their favorite fruits for extra consumption. Sergii treated the crew to fruity pancakes for lunch, but they didn’t quite hold their form. We decided to rebrand the crumbles as “deconstructed pancakes” and feel that would definitely sell at a 5-star restaurant. All and all, we look forward to the start of our mission!

Crew 271 Journalist Report 20-12-2022

Crew 271 Journalist Report 20-12-2022

Sol: 2

Author’s name: Helen Eifert, Crew Geologist

Title: TiraMARSu

Much like the traditional dessert dish of Cesare’s home country, Italian tiramisu, today had layers. Another day of pre-launch protection for crew 271 meant a mellow day with surges of activity. In the morning, most of our crew took to the lower deck for some exercise. Not only are we taking astronaut exercise requirements seriously, but we will need it to work off the carb-rich lady finger layers of the tiramisu we made today. Midday, we layered trainings for Alicyn’s research with decorating the upper deck for the holidays. By the end of our mission, our entire crew should be competent at external fixation of the tibia. As an added bonus, in addition to a large blow up baby Yoda and a goldilocks spread of tabletop Christmas trees, the halls are decked with tinseled tibias. In the early evening, we harvested our first crops from the GreenHab for some evening soup. Finally, our whole crew lent a hand in the creation of our tiraMARSu, a sweet treat to kick off our anticipated launch tomorrow!

We’ve got all our toes and lady fingers crossed for our final crew member to join us tomorrow! With our launch officially scheduled, our two rookies, myself included, have coffee-like jitters. With our seasoned veterans aboard, I’m confident our mission will be as easy breezy as the tiramisu’s light and fluffy cream. I hope you aren’t too tired of my tiramisu similes that I’ve been sprinkling in like the cocoa powder on top. Mars here we come!

Crew 271 Operations Report 20-12-2022

Crew 271 Operations Report 20-12-2022

SOL: 2

Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov

Non-nominal systems: Station generator

Notes on non-nominal systems: The generator started last night after several attempts only and the engine was producing non nominal sound during its work. Investigation was done by station personnel and revealed that one of the parts of the generator needs to be replaced. Work for the part replacement is scheduled for Thursday.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Not used

Hours: N/A

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers: N/A

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 26.14 gallons

Water (static tank): 471.58 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (On or off): On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: N/A

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 8 gal

Heater: On

Supplemental light: plugged

Harvest: 14 grams

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Not used

Dual split: On

Summary of RAM operations: N/A.

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: Non

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

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