Category: Operations Report

Crew 275 Operations Report 04Mar2023
SOL: 20

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• Robotic observatory

Notes on non-nominal systems:
• The robotic observatory is non-nominal according to Peter Detterline’s email

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.7
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.7
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: 3 Crew members were in the Hab this morning, as the rest of the crew was at the hospital concerning yesterday’s incident. They cooked and cleaned the Hab. The afternoon was dedicated to resting, as the night was very long for most of us. The main Airlock door was secured because of the very high winds.
• WATER USE: 12.87
• Water: 391.39 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose. Moreover, today the MDRSCampus-Guest was left available by Mission Support to help us have a good communication between the Crew Members at the MDRS and the Crew Members at the hospital.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 10.56 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: No

Summary of ScienceDome operations: No operations were conducted in the ScienceDome.
• Dual split: Heat / From 10 pm to 7 am

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today.

Summary of any observatory issues: According to Peter Detterline’s email, the robotic observatory is non-nominal.

Summary of health and safety issues: Yesterday evening, a Crew Member fell during a regular sport session, and broke their clavicula. The HSO immediately responded, with the help of the whole crew. Mission Support was quickly informed and reacted very promptly. Sergii called 911 and provided us with all the support we needed. The Crew Member was evacuated to the Sevier Valley Hospital, accompanied by the HSO. After examinations and treatment, the injured Crew Member and HSO came back at 14:30 this afternoon, as the Commander and Crew Scientist drove to the hospital with the Crew Car to bring them back to the MDRS.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• Concerning our experiment which uses Internet, do you know if there a firewall on MDRSCampus that blocks any SSH connection to a remote server? If this is the case, do you think that it would be possible to allow SSH connection to the IP address 51.178.183.7?

Crew 275 Operations Report 03Mar2023
SOL: 19

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
• Hours: 113.7
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 73%
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.7
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Yes
• Hours: 255.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 61%
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations. Journalists from the BBC filmed some operations.
• WATER USE: 13.90
• Water: 404.27 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations. An interview of the GreenHab Officer was performed by BBC journalists.
• WATER USE: 8.45 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: 43 g of spinach

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Scientist conducted experiments on rock samples. Interviews of the Crew Scientist and of the Commander were performed by BBC journalists.
• Dual split: Heat / From 10 pm to 2 am

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today. An interview of the Crew Engineer was performed by BBC journalists.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support: None

Crew 275 Operations Report 02Mar2023
SOL: 18

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.5
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.7
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations. The lights of the kitchen hood were replaced. The light in the oven is still missing.
• WATER USE: 10.30
• Water: 418.17 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations. The new CO alarm was placed in the GreenHab.
• WATER USE: 10.30 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: No

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Scientist conducted experiments on rock samples.
• Dual split: Heat / From 10 pm to 2 am

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today. We retrieved the CO alarm. The

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• There was a bigger leak in the roof of the RAM today, the window of the roof is slightly cracked, and drops of water came from this crack. I placed a bucket to collect the water underneath. The leak stopped in the evening.

Crew 275 Operations Report 01Mar2023
SOL: 17

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• GreenHab Carbon Monoxide alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
• Hours: 209.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 91%
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.5
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes
• Hours: 221.7
• Beginning charge: 93%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 18.02
• Water: 428.47 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 10.56 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: No

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Scientist conducted experiments on rock samples.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support: None.

Crew 275 Operations Report 28Feb2023
SOL: 16

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• GreenHab Carbon Monoxide alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.6
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.5
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 11.33
• Water: 446.49 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 13.21 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: 161 g of spinach – 1138 g of tomatoes – 7 g of basil

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The next EVA for the photogrammetry experiment was prepared by the EVA Crew.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• It is a bit cold for working comfortably in the Science Dome, when do you think the Dual Split could be turned back on?
• The kitchen knobs that were delivered last week do not seem to work because they are too large to fit in the dedicated rods.

Crew 275 Operations Report 27Feb2023
SOL: 15

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• GreenHab Carbon Monoxide alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.6
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
• Hours: 113.5
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 77%
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Yes
• Hours: 255.9
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 68%
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations. Location tracking sensors were placed.
• WATER USE: 20.60 – The formula is inaccurate for the top of the tank
• Water: 457.82 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations. He harvested and reseeded greens. A location tracking sensor was placed.
• WATER USE: 12.68 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: 102 g of kale – 254 g of microgreens – 30 g of lettuce – 124 g of dill

Summary of ScienceDome operations: No operations were conducted in the ScienceDome. Location tracking sensors were placed.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today. A location tracking sensor was placed.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support: None.

Crew 275 Operations Report 26Feb2023
SOL: 14

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• GreenHab Carbon Monoxide alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.6
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.8
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 23.96 – The formula is inaccurate for the top of the tank
• Water: 478.42 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 11.98 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: No

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The commander organized interviews with each crew member.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• We have a few issues with the wind sensor from our atmospheric instruments station. For scientific purpose, is it possible to access the data of wind measurements from the MDRS weather station? Are they already recorded and stored somewhere?
• There was a mouse in the Engineering Airlock tonight at 6:30 pm, interested by our trash. It ran away as the Crew Engineer entered the Airlock to go in the pressurized corridors to check the level of the water tank.

Crew 275 Operations Report 25Feb2023
SOL: 13

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• GreenHab Carbon Monoxide alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
• Hours: 209.6
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 68%
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes
• Hours: 221.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 68%
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.8
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Rovers were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 38.62 – It is the beginning of the tank, so the formula could be inaccurate
• Water: 502.11 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations, and harvested some tomatoes.
• WATER USE: 13.74 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: 1541 g of tomatoes

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Scientist conducted routine operations, and tests for the Human Factors experiment were performed.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• The non-nominal GreenHab Carbon Monoxide detector was placed in the RAM.

Crew 275 Operations Report 24Feb2023
SOL: 12

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9
• GreenHab Carbon Monoxide alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems:
• The GreenHab Carbon Monoxide whistled shortly three times in a row, indicating it has low battery. As we pushed the button to test it, the plastic button broke. The alarm is indeed out of battery.

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
• Hours: 209.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
• Hours: 113.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 94%
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
• Hours: 221.2
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Yes
• Hours: 255.8
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 95%
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Rovers were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations. There was a short power outage at 7:45 am, quickly solved by Mission Support as soon as we advised. We received food resupply and water resupply. Following a misunderstanding, the Engineering Airlock was used today during the EVA, in order to transfer equipment outside, after a depressurization in this airlock. This event is described more in details in the Sol Summary.
• WATER USE: Impossible to say because I do not know the amount of water resupplied
• Water: 540.73 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations. Water was resupplied.
• WATER USE: 12.68 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: None

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Scientist conducted routine operations, and tests for the Human Factors experiment were performed.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: We performed thermal and humidity insolation of batteries.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: The GreenHab Carbon Monoxide whistled shortly three times in a row, indicating it has low battery. As we gently pushed the button to test it, the plastic button broke. The alarm is indeed out of battery.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• Do you want us to put the GreenHab Carbon Monoxide in the RAM?
• Do you have any information about the amount of water resupplied in the Hab tank?

Crew 275 Operations Report 23Feb2023
SOL: 11

Name of person filing report: Quentin Royer
Non-nominal systems:
• Toilet
• Spacesuit n°9

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
• Hours: 209.4
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 70 %
• Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No
• Hours: 113.2
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes
• Hours: 221.2
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: 73%
• Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
• Hours: 255.6
• Beginning charge: 100%
• Ending charge: N/A
• Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Rovers were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of Hab operations: The Crew conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 12.36 gallons
• Water: 316.72 gallons
• Static tank pipe heater: On
• Static tank heater: On
• Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: Hughes Net was used during the day before the opening of COMMS for email purposes, and Starlink (MDRSCampus-Guest) is used during COMMS. MDRScampus is used for experimental purpose.

Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios were used during today’s EVA. Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The Crew botanist conducted routine operations.
• WATER USE: 11.10 gallons
• Heater: On
• Supplemental light: No
• Harvest: None

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Scientist conducted routine operations, and tests for the Human Factors experiment were performed.
• Dual split: Switched off during the night

Summary of RAM operations: No operations were conducted in the RAM today.

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support:
• Do you prefer that we put Spacesuit #9 in the RAM or in the Engineering Airlock? It will be placed at your preferred location tonight.