Category: Operations Report

SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Nathan Bitner
Non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 239.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 72%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 152.3
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
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 on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: first day of sim, did not measure previous day use
Water (static tank): 498 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 4.15 gallons (Sol 0 and 1)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Lettuce – 18 g ( Sol 0)
Kale – 95 g
Cilantro – 4 g
Arugula- 12 g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Prepped hydroponics setup for research project, didn’t use major equipment.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): No work was conducted in RAM. A multimeter was removed for future EVA charge testing Measuring tape for measuring water level. Two Phillips screwdrivers were also removed for reattaching a loose screw from EVA suit 11. None of these have yet been returned.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Can we move the humidifier from the upper hab to the greenhouse?
Does the science dome fan consume too much power to run all the time?
The Greenhab supplemental light was used temporarily in the day, does that constitute a Yes under greenhab operations on this form?
For this report I used the current charge status of the rovers, but we did not plug it in immediately after use. Should we use whether we plugged it in or current status?

Date: 12/24/2023
Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Intern trailer heater, Perseverance rear view mirror, Crew car

Power system:
Solar: Nominal. On 12/20/2023 the system went offline shortly after switching from generator to solar. Reason unknown, VDC didn’t drop below 42V.
SOC Last 24 hours: Max 100%; Min 82%; Avg 87.8%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 59.71V; Min 43.68; Avg 50.50V.
Generator run time: 4422.4 hours. Oil changed on 12/18/2023

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 83%
Director Tank: 85%
Intern Tank: 87%
Generator Tank: 85%

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 545 gallons
GreenHab – 200 gallons
Outpost tank – 300 gallons
Science Dome – 0 gallons
Hab Toilet Tank emptied: No

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: Yes, around campus.
Hours: 196.0
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: 100 %
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance, Spirit batteries refilled and terminals cleaned on 12/17/2023. Perseverance positive long battery wire replaced "

ATV: ATV’s Used: None. Nothing to report.

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies. Need to be serviced.
Crew Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies.
General notes and comments: Crew car has major coolant leak from the engine. The vehicle is not drivable at the moment and will be scheduled to be taken for repairs.

Summary of Internet: All nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: All nominal
Comms: All nominal

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: All nominal
Summary of Hab Operations: All nominal. Main heater filter will be replaced on 12/24/2023.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: All nominal
Summary of SciDome Operations: All nominal
Summary of Observatories Operations: All nominal
Summary of RAM Operations: All nominal
Summary of Outpost Operations: Intern trailer heater isn’t functional and was dropped off for repairs on 12/22/2023
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: All nominal.

SOL: 11
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: Crew car.
Notes on non-nominal systems: Crew car sprung a coolant leak that needs to be repaired by mechanic. Mission support is aware and coordinating repairs.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 151.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 44 %
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 280.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 31%
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 23 gallons
Water (static tank): 266 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.0 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Parsley – 14 g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome was used today for geology sample packing. The photolithography set-up in the laminar hood was taken down. The laminar hood is now back to its normal configuration. Photolithography samples and waste material were packed and removed from ScienceDome. Waste will be taken away by the crew when leaving MDRS.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): No work was conducted in the RAM today. Dremel stand used for lithography was returned to the RAM.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 12
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems are nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No 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: Yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:

Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: No rovers were used today.
Summary of Hab operations: 110-120 gallons of water were re-filled for cleaning and crew showers. HAB, Science Dome, RAM, Green Hab were moped today for departure tomorrow.
WATER USE: 60-70 gallons
Water (static tank): 298 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.0 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest: No harvest.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome was cleaned and samples were removed prior to departure tomorrow.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was cleaned prior to departure tomorrow.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 10
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems are nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No 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: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: No rovers were used today.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20 gallons
Water (static tank): 289 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.0 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Cilantro – 8 g
Dill – 7 g
Basil – 3 g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome was used today for photolithography. The laminar flow hood was outfitted to perform UV-exposure of photoresist. The hood currently houses the Dremel stand (acting as the photo-aligner) a beaker of photo developer (MF-26 A) and a beaker of water. The first experiment produced one good sample. Lithography experiments will continue tonight.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was not used today.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 8
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No 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: Yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 261.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 67%
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 280.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 66%

Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations: Entire crew (7) showered today.
WATER USE: 39 gallons
Water (static tank): 328 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Kale – 77 g
Arugula – 3 g
Lettuce – 11 g
Red Cabbage – 11g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome not used today.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was used today to build electronics for our station sensors. Tools used were wire strippers and soldering iron. A box of electronics was left on the workbench.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 9
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No 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: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 150.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 35%
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 280.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 27%
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20 gallons
Water (static tank): 308 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.5 gallons (1.5 gallons for watering plants, 1.0 gallons for research in science dome).
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Cilantro – 4g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: ScienceDome was used for semiconductor research. Silicon samples were annealed inside Oven #1. A 1 liter graduated flask was placed in the oven alongside the samples to create a high-moisture environment to induce oxide growth on the surface of the silicon samples. The oven was maintained at 250°C starting at 2 pm. The experiment is ongoing and will end at 10 pm tonight.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was not used today but a tool was borrowed and moved to the science dome. The Dremel stand (drill press) was moved to the science dome to attach a UV-lamp and at a constant distance for a photolithography experiment. The press is currently inside of the laminar flow hood and will be used tomorrow, then moved back to the RAM.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 6
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No non-nominal systems.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 238.9 (before EVA)
Beginning charge: 100% (Before EVA)
Ending charge: 43% (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging: No
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 149.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 51%
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20 gallons
Water (static tank): 387 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 4 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest: No harvest today.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome used to do office work today.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was used today to build electronics for our station sensors. Tools used were pliers, wire cutters, wire strippers, soldering iron, scissors. A few zip-ties and electrical connectors were used. The space heater was used and unplugged before leaving the RAM. A box of electronics was left on the work bench. Will continue work tomorrow.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 7
Name of person filing report: Jeus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No 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: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: Rovers were not used today.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20 gallons
Water (static tank): 367 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: No EVA today. Suits and radios were not used.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 7.5 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Basil: 4 g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome not used today.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was used today to build electronics for our station sensors. Tools used were pliers, wire cutters, wire strippers, soldering iron, scissors. The space heater was used and unplugged before leaving the RAM. A box of electronics was left on the work bench. Will continue work tomorrow.
Summary of any observatory issues: Observatory was not used today. All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.