Operations Report – May 3rd

Crew 261 Operations Report 03-05-2023
SOL: 3
Name of person filing report: Julien Villa-Massone
Non-nominal systems:
· Toilet
· Remote observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems:
Toilet started to smell a lot (making some crew mates uncomfortable when on the lower deck). Mission Support provided guidance:
1) Let’s fill the remaining toilet tank with water and empty it.
2) We need to make sure there are no leaks in the toilet/toilet tank:
Please inspect area in the toilet room for any leaks
In the EVA prep room please remove the toilet tank cover and inspect underneath with the flashlight to see if there any leaks
Crew Engineer applied this guidance. No evidence of leak was found. Over the course of the day, smell reduced. The smell level in the lower deck is slightly noticeable. In the toilet, the smell still exists, but it is not unbearable like it was before emptying.
Following up, Mission Support informed us that a septic tank cleaning was ordered and they should be at the bast tomorrow. Air freshener was offered if if smell continues.
We appreciate the help of Mission Support on this matter.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: (before EVA) 220.3
Beginning charge: (Before EVA) 100
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging) N/A
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 123.0
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 78
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 232.9
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 99
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 262.8
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: Nominal operation today
Summary of Hab operations: Nominal day (toilet issue described above)
WATER USE: rate of 30 gallons / sol. Trend of 28 Gallons/sol since mission start. We are now on target to finish the mission 2 gallons short. (So we are essentially on target). This means, if we continue with this trend, the tank will be at 118 gallons when the mission ends.
Water (static tank): 388 gallons remaining
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: yes

Summary of internet: Nominal
Summary of suits and radios: Suits: nominal. Radios: nominal. For information, as mentioned by Mission Support during initial training, we noticed that Radio #2 was unable to transmit reliably to the repeater on channel 1 (at 1.5km distance south, at the ridge), so the EVA crew decided to use channel 2 locally, and the crew member with the other radio would use channel 1 to communicate to Hab. Habcomm crew decided to have one radio on channel 1 and one radio on channel 2 to increase situational awareness.
Summary of GreenHab operations: GreenHab door closed earlier due to the wind
WATER USE: 6 gal at 06:30 + 4 gal
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: None today
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nominal day with mainly work by Crew Biologist. Biostimulation solution prepared. Added culture + media to Bioreactor – now operational. Set up microscope to show crew Spirulina tomorrow.
Dual split: Off
POWER report: Nominal operations today. Crew Engineer drew a diagram of the power system components to gain a better understanding. The chart assumes 3 connections due to some wiring being hidden and inaccessible, but all other connections are visible and have been recorded and charted on the diagram. Logs analyzed to a limited extent, producing this graph. Crew Engineer started modeling the battery SoC based on VDC. Next, will attempt modeling according to Watt-hours. Battery charging / discharging seems nominal – generator has not required since mission start.

Power System SoC comes from the power system and seems to be inaccurate, as the SoC remains low and decreasing while the battery has positive watts (is charging). This is why Crew Engineer is attempting to model SoC.
Summary of RAM operations: Crew Robotics Engineer continued assembly and adjustments of the robot following a first EVA near the base for initial testing. Crew Engineer cut a spare PVC pipe (using a hand saw) to serve as support for a failed step in the Hab staircase.
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: Nominal day
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Grateful for the continued support received from Mission Support. Thanks extended from the entire crew.

Operations Report – May 2nd

Crew 261 Operations Report 02-05-2023
SOL: 2
Name of person filing report: Julien Villa-Massone
Non-nominal systems:
– Power system
– Robotic observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems:
Power system: One of the 3 PV strings breaker was found disconnected at 14:30. It is unknown how long this breaker has been disconnected, but a photo showing it connected was taken on April 30 at 13:27 local time. The related MPPT tracker was indicating 0 amps and the fault LED was illuminated. As a consequence, 1/3 of the power was unavailable, and the base was running on 2/3 of the normal PV power. This was reported to Mission Support who promptly reconnected the system. The Crew Engineer will inspect the power system monitoring logs to find out how long this breaker has been disconnected and if a root cause can be determined.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: (before EVA) 220.1
Beginning charge: (Before EVA) 100%
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging) 87%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 122.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 232.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 262.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 83%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: Based on 2 EVAs covering a 1.2km drive each, as noted in yesterday’s report, there are large discrepancies in battery capacity/consumption (in response to yesterday’s report, Dr. Rupert mentioned Percy has older batteries, explaining a lower usable capacity).
Today, we prepared a preliminary usable battery capacity estimate based on an average consumption of 25kWh/100km. This consumption was selected as a preliminary baseline because this is Opportunity’s measured consumption (the best of the 4 rovers), and it is a usual value for sedan/SUV EVs, which comforts the relevance of this value. Preliminary usable battery capacity estimate: Opportunity: ~15kWh (design capacity is 14.9kWh), Curiosity: 5kWh, Spirit: 2.5kWh, Perseverance: 2kWh.
This being preliminary, we will refine these values over time and report.
Summary of Hab operations: Nominal
WATER USE: rate of 33 gallons per day. Cumulative use since Sol 1: 140 Gal (but a suspected faucet leak and the cylindrical shape of the tank contributed to 100 indicated gallons to be lost on Sol 1). At this rate and with today’s water usable volume available, we estimate we will be 2 Sols short, or 68 gallons short.
Water (static tank): 410 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Nominal
Summary of suits and radios: Nominal. We tested and are now using a satellite positioning and communication system to track EVAs. The primary goal is to improve safety of the crew while on EVA, in two ways. First, a crew member in EVA can now request a rescue (to official rescue services) if a real emergency situation arises by the press of a button. Second, a crew member in EVA can now request support from other crew (in another EVA or at the base) or from mission support at the press of a few buttons. The secondary (but very useful on a daily basis) goal of this system is to enable supporting crew at the Hab to monitor EVA crew in near-real-time (2-min delay at most) on a satellite map, providing relevant context to radio comms. Furthermore, EVA crew can now mark points of interest and send those in near-real-time (<1 min delay) to said map, to add relevant context when discussing a particular location. We will continue to test this system, which will eventually be replaced by the Meshstatic infrastructure.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 17.8 gallons (Daily water usage for crops: 8,5 gal at 06:40 AM + 6,3 gallons at 07:00 PM. Total = 14,8 gal / Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 3 gal.)
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: Cucumbers: 1223g, mint: 23g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Spirulina bioreactor device installation finalized. Culture media preparation completed (8 liters were produced). Culture has been received this evening by cargo. Culture has been partially inserted into the bioreactor (5 liters of media) due to 3 remaining liters of media being still too hot. As a result, 2/3 of the first batch of spirulina culture has been inserted. 1/3 of the first batch is ready for insertion tomorrow. The second batch is standing by as backup. Computer setup is completed and needs to be refined over the next few days to ensure seamless operation (currently, as power loss/restart will not automatically start the experiment).
Biostimulant solution was prepared using spirulina and compost.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) Our Crew Robotics Engineer made excellent progress in the assembly of the Atmosphinder robot, using own tools. Assembly is 80% complete. Expecting 100% tomorrow and structural tests.
Summary of any observatory issues: Solar observations have been made, images processed and one stellar image has been produced.
Summary of health and safety issues: Nominal day
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Thank you for your support throughout the day.

Operations Report – May 1st

Crew 261 Operations Report 01-MAY-2023
SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Julien Villa-Massone
Non-nominal systems:
· Cooling feature of fan in hab upper deck
· One side of the second-to-stair is failing
Notes on non-nominal systems:
· The Fan in the upper deck kitchen does not have water access and as a result, is not able to cool. This causes higher temperatures than ideal during the middle of the day. However, the temperatures are still livable. Going downstairs temporarily is an option to cool down.
· One side of the second-to-stair is failing: one segment of metal is broken. We are considering fixing this by adding a wood support like on the next stair step.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Currently charging: YES
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: (before EVA) 122.5 (we need to recheck after EVA hours for accuracy)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA) 100
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging) 98
Currently charging: YES
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 232.0
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 94
Currently charging: YES
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 262.0
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 88
Currently charging: YES
General notes on rovers: EVA destination: 518687 / 4250789, meaning 600m one way / 1.2km both ways. We noticed a significant discrepancy between rovers on distance traveled vs. percent of battery used. Due to the very short distance traveled, this cannot be attributed to driving style or driving mode. This could be attributable to effective battery capacity varying from rover to rover (either due to battery design capacity or state of health).
Summary of Hab operations: Crew spent a nominal first day. Due to 2 crews sleeping on the mezzanine, it was decided to bring the safety lamp downstairs (ground floor) to lower its perceived brightness and enable sleep. Crew agreed to a quiet period from 10pm to 7am to ensure crew sleep quality (1 hour of wind down / evening routine + 8 hours of sleep).
WATER USE: 110 gallons indicated, probable 70 gallons actually used due to cylindrical shape of tank at the top
Water (static tank): 440 gallons indicated (probably 400-420 due to cylindrical shape on top)
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: nominal operation with good bandwidth and coverage
Summary of suits and radios: nominal operation for the 4 suits and radio used in the first EVA of the mission. Suit voltages were tested with a coarse multimeter, indicated 12 or 13 volts (integer only was indicated). A new multimeter from RAM may be needed next time for more precision.
Summary of GreenHab operations: First day for GreenHab officer. Watering was done 2 times (at 13:00 and 19:00). Temperature reached 93.3°F, considered excessive for proper operation.
WATER USE: 12 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: No harvesting done today
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Photobioreactor was assembled and plugged to mains power. Electrical and program commissioning completed successfully. Media for the photobioreactor has been partially prepared. – A Biostimulation experiment has been organized.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) Crew Robotics Engineer used the RAM for testing but was unable to continue operation in this building after a few hours, due to excessive temperature causing hyperthermia symptoms. Crew members decided to move to the Hab ground floor where cool space is available.
Summary of any observatory issues: Telescope and software have been checked in the context of preparation for solar imaging on the next day. Equipment was found to be available to start with image processing on the next day.
Summary of health and safety issues: 2 cases of hyperthermia symptoms. Due to the possible confidentiality of these issues, no further detail was gathered by the author. Please review the HSO report for more information.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
· Request guidance on which measuring tape can be used to measure water supply.

HSO Pre-Mission report April 30th

HSO BEGINNING OF THE MISSION CHECKLIST

Submitted by: Audrey Derobertmasure

Crew: 261

Date: 30/04/23

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:

Equipment inventory, location, tested and functional

HAB Upper deck

HAB Lower deck

RAM

GreenHab

ScienceDome

Rovers

CO monitor

X

X

X

X

Escape ladder

X

Eyewash

X

Fire blanket

X

X

X

Fire extinguisher

X

X

X

X

X

First Aid

X

X

Intercom

X

X

X

X

X

Nightlight

X

X

Propane alarm

X

X

Radios (Channels 1 and 22)

X

X

X

X

X

Small fire extinguisher

X

Smoke alarm

X

X

X

X

X

Tow rope

X

Part 2: Locate and confirm the emergency escape routes in the Hab are functional and clear:

1. Stairs: Crewmembers need to be very careful with the lower steps which is broken

2. Emergency window: Operational

3. Commander’s window: Operational

Part Three:

Inventory First Aid kit and note what needs to be refilled:

– 6 x Antiseptic toilettes FAE-4002

– 2 x gloves FAE-6018

– 7 x First aid burn cream FAE-7011

– 2 x Trauma pad 5” x 9” FAE-6024

– 2 x Sterile Pad 3”x”3

– Pen light doesn’t work

Note any safety issues: Crewmembers need to be very careful with the lower steps which is broken

Note any health/environmental issues: not observed at this time

Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies: not observed at this time

1/ With a view to optimizing the first aid kit for the mission, the following items can be added:

· Wound and injury Care

– Antiseptic spray

· Bandages

– Steri-strips pack of 6

– Gauze pads 4×4

– Moldable splint

– Quikclot packages

· Drugs and relief (nonprescription medication)

– Acetaminophen

– Anti-diarrheal (loperamide)

– Rehydration solution (electrolytes)

– Antacids (relieve heartburn: omeprazole 20 mg)

– Physiological serum

· Instruments

– 1 braided tourniquet

– Irrigation Syringe

2/ It would be useful to have an automated external defibrillator in case of an emergency

3/ Prescription medication should be evaluated and discussed for future missions such as antibiotics and adrenaline auto-injector used in case of an anaphylactic shock.

4/ I recommend we have a permanent location for a tool to break the windows in case of emergency

Supplemental Operations Report 29Apr2023

[title 

Supplemental Operations Report – April 29th]

Supplemental Operations Report 29Apr2023

Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov

Reason for Report: Routine.

Non-Nominal Systems: Robotic observatory.
Action taken for non-nominal systems: New parts for Robotic observatory are received and scheduled to be installed during Crew 261 rotation.

Power system:
Solar: nominalSOC Last 24 hours: Max 100%; Min 35 %; Avg 70.3%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 58.68V; Min 43.49; Avg 50.90V.Generator run time: about 12am – 6am. Not used on April 28th. Generator hours 3774.7.

Propane Reading Station Tank: 75%
Propane Reading Director Tank: 63%
Propane Reading Intern Tank: 71%
Propane Reading Generator Tank: 70%

Water (Static Tank) – 545 gallons
Water in GreenHab – 190 gallons
Water (Outpost tank) – 390 gallons
Water in Science Dome: 0 gallons
Hab Toilet Tank emptied: n/a

Sojourner rover used: Yes.
Hours: 191.7
Beginning Charge: 100
Ending Charge: 100
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: All are plugged in, charged. All corroded battery wires were replaced. Spare keys were separated from the main ones. All keys are labeled and spare keys placed into the Director’s trailer.
ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): None
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? No
ATV Fuel Used: 0 Gals
Ethanol Free Gasoline — 0 Gallons
# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATV: All parked at the outpost and awaiting to be taken to service.

HabCar used and why, where? Yes. To Hanksville for water runs and supplies pick up.

Crew Car used and why, where? Yes. To Grand Junction by crew. To Hanksville for refill.

General notes and comments: Nominal.

Dual Split in Science Dome: off due to warmer weather.

Summary of Internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: Headset #2 was replaced due to absence of the Ear Pad Cushion.

EVA COMMS: Nominal

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: nothing to report

Summary of General Operations: All nominal.

Summary of Hab operations: Nominal. Hab heater was turned off for tonight.

Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal, heater turned off.

Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.

Summary of any Observatory Issues: New parts for Robotic observatory are received and scheduled to be installed during Crew 261 rotation .

Summary of RAM Operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost Operations:

Old wood from the clothesline deck was burned.

Intern’s trailer – heater off.
All keys were labeled.

Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

Questions, Concerns, Supplies needed and Requests: Nothing to report

Operations Report – April 28th

Crew 280 Operations Report 28-04-2023
SOL: 12
Name of person filing report: Cesca Cufi Prat (Crew Engineer)
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts of Robotic observatory are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: no
Hours: 220.1
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: no
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 122.4
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 232.5
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 262.4
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: no
General notes on rovers: none
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 35.7 gal (from 6PM Sol11 to 5PM Sol12)
Water (static tank): 208.5 gal (at 5:00PM)
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: not used
Radios: EVA radios not used
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: not used
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 14 gallons (+2 gallon for Science Dome)
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: non
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Laia Ribas, Neus Sabaté and Cesca Cufí have been dismounting the experimental setups and tidying up the lab.
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off
Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Summary of other system’s issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Kitchen: knobs have been replaced. They fit properly, however there is a shift on the knob position. We suggest putting a mark with a pen to avoid incorrect operation. See picture attached. There is an extra knob that has been kept in the cupboard above the kitchen stove.
Questions: none
Requests: none

Operations Report – April 27th

Crew 280 Operations Report 27-04-2023
SOL: 11
Name of person filing report: Cesca Cufi Prat (Crew Engineer)
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts of Robotic observatory are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 220.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 84%
Currently charging: no
Opportunity rover used: yes
Hours: 122.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 84%
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 232.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 86%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: yes
Hours: 262.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 68%
Currently charging: no
General notes on rovers: none
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20.4 gal (from 6PM Sol9 to 6PM Sol10)
Water (static tank): 244.2 gal (at 6:00PM)
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8.
Radios: nominal
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: a mouse was found in the cage. Mission Support came to pick it up.
WATER USE: 14 gallons (+1 gallon for Science Dome)
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 159 g tomatoes, 15 g micro beet greens, 104 g salad mix sprouts (from crew)
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Laia Ribas, Neus Sabaté and Cesca Cufí have performed the last activities of their experiments and started dismounting the setups.
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off
Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Summary of other system’s issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Questions: none
Requests:
Kitchen: knobs replacement – expected this week

Operations Report – April 26th

Crew 280 Operations Report 26-04-2023
SOL: 10
Name of person filing report: Neus Sabaté (Mission Specialist)
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts of Robotic observatory are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 219.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 82%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: yes
Hours: 121.9
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 232.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 68%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 262.0
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: Duck tape on Curiosity’s seat is melting down and sticks to crew’s jumpsuits.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 25.5 gal (from 6PM Sol9 to 6PM Sol10)
Water (static tank): 264.5 gal (at 6:00PM)
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: 1,7,8 and 10
Radios: nominal
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 14 gallons (+1 gallon for Science Dome)
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 105 gr salad mix sprouts (from crew)
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Laia Ribas, Neus Sabaté and Cesca Cufí have been working on their experiments. Neus Sabaté has used 50 ml of HCl (10%).
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off
Summary of RAM operations: Ariadna Farrés used a work bench to mount a sextant.
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Summary of other system’s issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Questions: none
Requests:
Kitchen: knobs replacement – expected this week

Operations Report – April 25th

Crew 280 Operations Report 25-04-2023
SOL: 9
Name of person filing report: Cesca Cufi Prat (Crew Engineer)
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts of Robotic observatory are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 218.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 67%
Currently charging: no
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 121.9
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 231.0
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 262.0
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: none
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 30,6 gal (from 6PM Sol4 to 6PM Sol5)
Water (static tank): 290 gal (at 6:00PM)
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: 3 and 6.
Radios: nominal
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 12 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 395 g microgreen salad, 99 g of red onions, 40 g chives, 60 g jazz mix, 4 g microgreen, 2 g salvia, 1 g tyme, 1 g albahaca (sweet basil).
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Laia Ribas, Neus Sabaté and Cesca Cufí have been working on their experiments.
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off
Summary of RAM operations: use of solder to repair (for the second time) Laia Ribas’ Martian Bottle.
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Summary of other system’s issues:
Heater: stop due to wind. Restarted as per provided procedure.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Questions: none
Requests:
Kitchen: knobs replacement – expected this week
Retrieval of trash in the rear airlock

Operations Report – April 24th

Crew 280 Operations Report 24-04-2023
SOL:8
Name of person filing report: Neus Sabaté (Mission Specialist)
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts of Robotic observatory are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 217.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 70%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 121.9
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 231.0
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: yes
Hours: 262.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 65%
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: none
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 31 gal (from 6PM Sol4 to 6PM Sol5)
Water (static tank): 320 gal (at 6:00PM)
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: 2,3,6 and 8.
Radios: nominal
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: a small mouse was found in the trap. It has been removed by Mission Support.
WATER USE: 14 gallons (+1 gallon for Science Dome)
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 8g rocket, 20g of microbeets/beans, 1g lemon balm, 40g yellow tomatoes, 63g red tomatoes and 60g Salad Mix (seeds for the Crew Project from Laia Ribas).
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Laia Ribas, Neus Sabaté and Cesca Cufí have been working on their experiments.
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off
Summary of RAM operations: use of solder to repair Laia Ribas’ Martian Bottle
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Summary of other system’s issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Questions: none
Requests:
Kitchen: knobs replacement – expected next week

Copyright © The Mars Society. All rights reserved. | Main Site