Operations Report – December 5th

SOL: 8

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: Toilet Issues

Notes on non-nominal systems:

The Health and Safety Officer, Barbara Braun, performed troubleshooting of the toilet. The holding tank for the toilet has been filling more quickly than expected and smelling bad for longer than expected after emptying. Upon advice of Tier 1 support, the HSO first emptied the holding tank into the septic tank, then flushed the holding tank with approximately two gallons of water. Then the HSO examined the inside of the tank with a headlamp and used a stick to estimate the level of material remaining in the tank after flushing. There were approximately two inches of watery sludge in the bottom of the holding tank even with the valve to the septic tank open. Upon the advice of Tier 1 support, the HSO then closed the septic valve, filled the tank full of fresh water until the water came up to the level of the bowl, and emptied the holding tank again by opening the septic valve. The results were essentially the same; approximately 1-2 inches of watery sludge still remained in the bottom of the holding tank even after the full water flush. Tier 1 support then advised the HSO to fill the tank with approximately five gallons of fresh water and add triple the usual amount of digestive. HSO accomplished this. Note that this activity used up one of the remaining jugs of digestive; we still have a full jug available. Tier 1 support will investigate further and consider servicing the holding tank in a break between rotations.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 215.3 (Start), 215.6 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 70%
Currently charging: No.

Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 250.5 (Start), 250.7 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 56%
Currently charging: No.

General notes on rovers: No additional notes/comments.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 300 used (~250 gallons remaining – This is my best guess, but I am requesting Mission Support to let us know a more accurate value, if possible.)
Water (static tank): The anomalous toilet situation today caused the crew to use additional water resources. Tier 1 support provided an additional 120 gallons to make up for this loss.
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes. Special instructions that were provided to the crew by Mission Support for the anomalous toilet situation were followed. Please reference the “Non-nominal systems” section for details.

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios:

The Crew Engineer performed the additional steps that were suggested to her by Mr. Scott Davis from the EVA suit support team. The Crew Engineer fully charged suits 3, 4, and 6 so that all battery charges were >12 V. She then ran each of those suits for about an hour. Suits 3 and 4 maintained a voltage >12 V. However, Suit 6 dropped to about 10.41 V. She left Suit 6 recharging for several hours, yet the battery did not charge up again to >12 V. In fact, after several hours of charging, the suit only charged to ~10.47 V. The suit seemed to still be running normally at that voltage. Thus, the suit seems to still be functional, but there might indeed be a slight battery issue with Suit 6. Please advise.

Finally, the two walkie talkies mentioned previous reports (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~39 gallons (~5 gallons today)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest: 17 grams of microgreens and 11 grams of volunteer plants

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Microscope analysis of the mirror samples were performed using The Aerospace Corporation microscope in the ScienceDome today.
Dual split: The heat is on in the ScienceDome and set to 65 F. Please note that as the Crew Engineer was performing mirror sample inspections today in the ScienceDome, it was quite cold still.

Summary of RAM operations: The multimeter from the RAM was used to check the voltages of the two-piece EVA suits during today’s inspections. Additionally, a large wooden paint stick (to assist with the toilet issues), the pulse oximeter, rubbing alcohol, and several sharpies were retrieved from the RAM.

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Heat furnace filter has not yet been installed. Please advise if this is something that the Crew Engineer needs to do.

Operations Report – December 4th

SOL: 7

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

General notes on rovers: No additional notes/comments.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: ~270 gallons remaining
Water (static tank): The crew was informed that one load of water resupply was delivered today (120 gallons). Yesterday, we were told we had 175 gallons left. Today, we estimate we used ~25 gallons. So, before the water resupply, we likely had ~150 gallons. Thus, once the resupply was delivered, we now have about ~270 gallons.
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios:

The Crew Engineer and Health and Safety Officer performed the suggestions provided to the crew by Mission Support. We realized that the problem actually was with the power strip that all of the chargers were plugged into. This is the process of elimination that we went through in order to get to that conclusion:

We first opened EVA suits #3, #4, and #6 and inspected the wiring and the fuses. All of the wiring looked good. The Crew Engineer replaced the blown fuse in EVA Suit #4. We also confirmed that all of the chargers worked. They all read >13 V.

Next, we swapped batteries between suits. We took a battery from Suit #1, one of the known functional suits, and put it into each of the non-functioning suits (#3, #4, and #6). When we did this, each one of the suits turned on and the air flowed normally. Thus, we could conclude that there was nothing wrong with the suits themselves, but rather the problem lay with the batteries we took out of those suits.

Then, we put each of the batteries from the non-functioning suits into Suit #1 (the functioning suit) to see if those batteries would increase from their low values to a value >12 V. The interesting part here is that the battery would not increase its charge even in the good suit. In fact, it was losing charge. So, we still thought the problem must be with the battery.

However, we decided to try one last thing. We thought that perhaps the problem was with the power strip that all the chargers were plugged into. The lights on those chargers did not consistently shine red or green (depending on if the battery was charger or fully charged), so we plugged in EVA suits #3, #4, and #6 with their original batteries (the ones that were reading low voltage values) into a different power strip that was found on the table shelf directly under where the two-piece suits stand and left them to charge for a bit. When we came back, the battery for suit #3 read 13.3 V, the battery for suit #4 read 13.76 V, and the battery for suit #6 read 12.33 V.

Thus, we can confidently conclude that the power strip was the actual issue. All two-piece suits now have charged, are reading the correct voltage values, and are ready for use. Please let us know what you would like us to do with the power strip having issues. We have labeled it indicating that it is having issues.

Finally, the two walkie talkies mentioned previous reports (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~34 gallons (~3 gallons today)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Lights were checked at 11:15 AM, and appear OFF as expected. The GreenHab Officer will check that they are on after 10 PM tonight.
Harvest: N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations: No operations performed today by the crew in the Science Dome.
Dual split: N/A

Summary of RAM operations: The multimeter from the RAM was used to check the voltages of the two-piece EVA suits during today’s troubleshooting/inspections.

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The odor from the toilet area has dissipated. There is no longer an issue with smell.

Operations Report – December 3rd

SOL: 6

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 202.0 (Start), 203.2 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 53%
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 106.2 (Start), 107.3 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 50%
Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 214.5 (Start), 215.3 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 54%
Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

General notes on rovers: No additional notes/comments.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 175 gallons remaining (375 gallons used)
Water (static tank): A “Supplemental Operations Report” was received by the crew today from Dr. Shannon Rupert. She informed us that our water tank is at 175 gallons, and that a water resupply vessel will arrive tomorrow to add water to the tank.
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes. The tank was emptied this morning at ~7:45 AM.

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios:

The Crew Engineer and Commander inspected all six of the two-piece EVA suits today by opening the backpacks and checking the battery voltage with the multimeter. Three of the six suits were reading a voltage much lower that ~12 V despite being plugged in properly (switch was in the “off” position) and charging all night.

Thus, we believe that the three two-piece suits reading low voltages need new batteries. Please advise if you would like the Crew Engineer to locate and replace the batteries on EVA Suits #3, #4, and #6.

Furthermore, we decided to test out the performance of one of the functional suits to ensure that it could withstand a three-hour EVA. To that end, we turned on EVA Suit #2 at 3:28 PM and let it run for three hours. The suit remained functional for the full three-hour time block. Thus, we can confidently conclude that EVA Suits #1, #2, and #5, the suits which had > 12 V readings, are suitable for EVA use.

Finally, the two walkie talkies mentioned previous reports (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~31 gallons (~3 gallons today)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: In the “Supplemental Operations Report” we received today from Dr. Shannon Rupert, she said that the supplemental lighting will now be activated from 10 PM to 2 AM. We will inform Mission Support if we notice the supplemental light on at any other times.
Harvest: N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations: No operations performed today by the crew in the Science Dome.
Dual split: In the “Supplemental Operations Report” we received today from Dr. Shannon Rupert, she said that she is turning on the heat in the Science Dome beginning today. We acknowledge the note to not adjust the settings in any way.

Summary of RAM operations: N/A

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: There is a lingering odor coming from the bathroom. The Crew Engineer, with the assistance of the GreenHab Officer, emptied the tank at ~7:45 AM this morning, yet the odor is still present ~11 hours later. The handbook mentions that we should consult with Mission Support if this is the case. Please advise us on how to improve this odor situation. We look forward to receiving your suggestions.

Operations Report – December 2nd

SOL: 5

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 201.9 (Start), 202.0 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 91%
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 250.3 (Start), 250.5 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 87%
Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers: No additional notes/comments.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 45 gallons used today, 155 gallons used in total thus far
Water (static tank): 395 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios:

The crew used the two-piece EVA suits on the EVAs today. Before the first EVA, our Executive Officer, Alli Taylor, first put on Suit #6 and everything was working fine, but before she left the habitat, she noticed that she was getting warm and her helmet started to fog up. It seems that the fan had a very low air flow despite turning up the air flow dial, so she switched suits and took Suit #4 instead.

During the second EVA, our Health and Safety Officer, Barbara Braun, used Suit #4, as well. By the end of the EVA, she was experiencing low air flow. She asked another crew member to turn up her air flow dial, but by the time she returned to the front air lock at the end of the EVA, there was no air flow at all.

From a Crew Engineer’s perspective, I suspect this may be a charging issue because upon inspection of the suits tonight, I noticed that the suits in question were not set to the “off” mode and hence were not charging. I believe this is what caused the lack of airflow, but I will monitor the situation and report back tomorrow.

Finally, the two walkie talkies mentioned previous reports (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Today, the GreenHab Officer harvested some carrot sprouts for dinner. Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~28 gallons (~5 gallons today)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 28.3 grams (28.3 oz; converted using 1 oz = 28.4 g)

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The Crew Engineer performed mirror inspections using the Aerospace Corp microscope and took images of the abnormalities/anomalies observed.
Dual split: No heat or AC used. All systems off.

Summary of RAM operations: N/A

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The Crew Engineer has not yet installed the furnace air filter. Please advise if this is something you would like us to do tonight/tomorrow. Crew on second EVA today did an external inspection of the habitat. Everything looked good.

Supplemental Operations Report 03Dec2022

[title Supplemental Operations Report – December 3rd]

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Generator

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Propane regulator was checked and pressure increased from 9 to 11. The generator seems to be running better, but there is still some sort of miscommunication between the generator and power system. Still working on it.

Generator: Running from about 8 pm to 8 am.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Heat on between 8 pm and 8 am at 67degrees F.

Solar— Nominal.
Solar— SOC Last 24 hours:
Max 100%
Min 52%
Avg 70.0% (under heavy cloud cover)
Propane Reading, station tank – filled today %
Propane Reading, director tank— filled today %
Propane Reading, intern tank— filled today %
Propane Reading, generator— filled today %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 0 gallons

Water (static tank) – 175 gallons

Water in GreenHab – Not noted gallons

Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons

Water (Outpost tank) – 175 gallons

Hab toilet tank emptied: check regular operations reports

Sojourner rover used: yes

Hours: not noted

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Notes on rovers: We disconnected the heat sensor from the motor in Oppy. Oppy has had a faulty sensor since it was new (this is a factory problem for some Polaris Ranger EVs). As a result, Oppy has been underused. The only way to fix the problem was to replace the motor, which would cost $2800. Instead we disconnected the sensor, then tested the rover by driving it as fast and as safely as possible to the cattle guard at the beginning of Cow Dung Road and back. We checked the motor temperature by touch several times and each time it was only as hot as Soji. The only downside to this repair is that if the motor does actually overheat in the future, the motor will fail. Then we will have to replace it, but if this repair holds we will have a fully functioning rover. It currently has less than half the hours of every other rover, and now it can be used more.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): Honda

Reason for use: charging battery

Oil Added? no

ATV Fuel Used: 0 Gals

# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0

Notes on ATVs: Currently waiting to be picked up for serving. After I started and moved the Honda today, it got stuck in 2nd gear. This means that none of the ATVs are currently operational.

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town and to the dump

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town and to Grand Junction

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town and to Loa

General notes and comments: Tabs for the year were purchased for the 2018 rovers and the HabCar. That means all vehicles are registered until next year.

Summary of internet: Nominal. HudgesNet is currently off, and we plan to reroute it for crew use and keep Starlink at the Outpost except when crews are out of sim. The new iMac has been installed at the HabCom Station on the lower deck, however we will be moving it back to the Outpost and relocating the desk back to the SciDome when this crew is completed. We need to reimagine the HabCom station because where we put it, it was just getting used as a workbench.

Summary of suits and radios: See crew operations reports. The next upgrade to the repeater system will take place when Crew 271 is on station.

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? There are great advantages to having two people working on campus. Today we hitched the trash trailer up to the HabCar and delivered years of accumulated waste to the dump. The trailer still has the one tire with the slow leak but otherwise worked well. We added air to all tires so that each was at 30 psi.

Summary of general operations: Started work on moving the conduit.

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost operations: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were fertilized. Tomato cages were installed. Timer was installed for four hours of supplemental light from 10 pm – 2 am.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report. Duel split turned on to 67 degrees F overnight, same timing as the generator.

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: n/a

Operations Report – December 1st

SOL: 4

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 201.8 (Start), 201.9 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 92%
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 250.3 (Start), 250.3 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers: No additional notes/comments.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 30 gallons used today, 110 gallons used in total thus far
Water (static tank): 440 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios:

The Crew Engineer (Ashley Kowalski) and GreenHab Officer (Matthew Eby) performed repairs on EVA suit #7. Ashley and Matt located the soldering iron, solder, and wire in the RAM and performed the repairs in that module. In order to remove the old solder, they used the soldering iron to melt it off. This enabled them to push new wires through the connection openings and then resolder new wires to that area. They were able to manually peel off any of the additional glue around the previous connections. After cleaning up the connection points, all wire connections were successfully reconnected to the old charging socket (we used EVA suit #8 as an example to follow). Please see attached photo displaying the repaired connections (please see photo 001 attached). However, even with all of the wire connections reconnected correctly, the fans were still not turning on. Therefore, Ashley and Matt tested all of the connections with the multimeter and noticed that even though the battery was reading ~13 V, the battery power was not transferring to the on/off switch. Upon further investigation, they realized that the fuse was blown (please see photo 002 attached). Thus, they located spare fuse parts in the EVA suit repair kit and put a new fuse in the system, which solved the problem. The fans turned on, the charging port was reconnected, and EVA suit #7 is now cleared for use.

One additional point that was noticed during the repair was that the lower connection on the on/off switch (the one that is circled in photo 003 attached; it is the one that connects the battery power to the fans) is a bit loose. Ashley and Matt attempted to tighten this connection, but it is still a bit loose. Why is this important? They believe that the looseness of this connection might have been the reason that the fuse blew. As you can see in the video uploaded to the Google drive link, when that connection is in one position (not pushed all the way down, but pushed slightly inward), it reads an incorrect value on the multimeter. When the connection IS pushed all the way down (pushed outward), the correct, expected value is read on the multimeter. Ashley and Matt recommend replacing this switch in the future as this connection may cause problems for future crews.

Finally, the two walkie talkies mentioned previous reports (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Today, the crew joined the GreenHab Officer in the greenhouse and helped with planting carrots and onions. Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~23 gallons (~5 gallons today)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations: N/A
Dual split: No heat or AC used. All systems off.

Summary of RAM operations: A soldering iron, solder, wire, and a spare EVA suit fuse were used in the RAM to repair EVA suit #7. The heater was turned on while the Crew Engineer and GreenHab Officer were in the RAM performing the repairs. The heater was turned off and unplugged upon exiting the RAM.

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The Crew Engineer provided Mission Support with the dimensions of the microwave grease filter. Also, when the wind picked up this afternoon before the crew was able to attach the additional security rope to the front airlock outer door, the door swung upon. The crew received permission to re-secure the door. Finally, we received the air filter for the furnace, but the Crew Engineer has not yet installed it.

Operations Report – November 30th

SOL: 3

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: (1) Wire connections to plug on EVA suit #7 (updates from yesterday’s report), (2) Microwave/vent hood light

Notes on non-nominal systems:

The crew received the EVA suit #7 repair instructions. In accordance with those instructions, the Crew Engineer with the assistance of the GreenHab Officer removed the air vent successfully. Upon inspection of the lower interior of the suit, we did not locate the tiny screw that holds the “push” button pin to the charging socket. We were able to find another screw in the EVA repair kit, and we screwed in the button pin. However, upon taking off the air vent, we realized that the actual wire connections that connect to the charging socket were disconnected. Yesterday when we reported that the EVA suit was still charging, we made this assumption based on the green light that was shining on the wall plug. We realized today that that wall plug shines green even if it is not plugged into any device, thus the wires were most likely already disconnected last night. In the RAM, we found a soldering iron, solder, and wire. We feel confident that we could reconnect these wires, but would like Mission Support’s agreement with this plan prior to proceeding. If we want to use the current plug, we would need solder wick in order to clean up the current connections before resoldering new wire connections. However, we did find a new plug in the EVA repair kit, so if we use this new plug, we would not need the solder wick. Please advise us on how to proceed. Two images are attached for your reference.

Additionally, while the Crew Engineer was on EVA this afternoon with two other crew members, the Commander investigated the light under the microwave/vent hood. She used a Philips screwdriver to remove the light cover and found there is currently no light bulb inside. Thus, she could not tell what size light bulb it takes. However, she did take a picture of the appliance information and serial number from inside the microwave door (please see attached image). Can mission support please look up the model number and determine what type of light they need to order?

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 105.7 (Start), 105.8 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 214.5 (Start), 214.6 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 88%
Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

General notes on rovers: No additional notes/comments.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 35 gallons used today, 80 gallons used in total thus far
Water (static tank): 470 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes, it was emptied around ~9:45 AM.

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios: The two walkie talkies mentioned previous reports (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~18 gallons (~3 gallons today)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 1.55 oz (1 oz of microgreens, 0.55 oz of radish stems)

Summary of ScienceDome operations: N/A
Dual split: No heat or AC used. All systems off.

Summary of RAM operations: Soldering irons, solder, and wire were taken from the RAM. They were not used yet. The crew simply was searching for tools and materials they would potentially need to repair the wire connections for EVA suit #7. We await feedback from Mission Support prior to completing any repairs.

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: This is just a general note to let you know that the hot water in the shower does NOT have a delay, it came on hot almost immediately. Also, the front air lock closed much easier today when returning from the EVA.

HSO Pre-Mission Checklist – November 27th

Submitted by: Barbara Braun
Crew: #269
Date: 11/29/2022

***Biggest item to note is the absence of a fire extinguisher in the Greenhab. See below for a detailed report.

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:

HSO Response:

HAB: There is no intercom on the lower deck. Per discussion with Mission Support on 11/27 this is known and is OK

GREENHAB: We could not locate a fire extinguisher in the Greenhab. All other equipment in inventory is present and functional.

SCIENCE DOME: All equipment in inventory is present and functional.

RAM: All equipment in inventory is present and functional.

ROVERS: Opportunity has a tow rope attached.

Part 2: Locate and confirm the emergency escape routes in the Hab are functional and clear:
Stairs
Emergency window
Commander’s window
HSO Response: Located and confirmed to be clear.

Part Three:

Inventory First Aid kit and note what needs to be refilled: None
Note any safety issues: None
Note any health/environmental issues: None
Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies: Could not find a pulse oximeter

Operations Report – November 29th

SOL: 2

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: (1) Anomaly with the front air lock, (2) “Push” button on EVA suit #7 is broken.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Upon returning from our EVAs, we noticed that the front air lock was difficult to close. The crew members needed to almost lift the door in order to be able to close it. It seemed as though the lower hinge was broken. The crew contacted Tier 1 support regarding this issue. The crew is also willing and interested in scheduling an EVA to try to fix this issue, if mission support is in agreement and the necessary tools/parts are available to us.

Regarding the broken “push” button in suit #7, the crew used a few tools from the RAM and made attempts to fix this, but were unsuccessful. Tier 1 support was contacted, and we are awaiting further instructions on how to fix this. Please note that the broken “push” button does not seem to affect the ability for the suit to charge.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 201.7 (Start), 201.8 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 88%
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 105.6 (Start), 105.7 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 214.4 (Start), 214.5 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 91%
Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 250.1 (Start), 250.3 (End)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 85%
Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers: Three of the four rovers were left charging after the EVAs today. The crew engineer reminded all crew members that that is not the correct protocol. We also received this reminder message from Tier 1 support. The rovers will be left not charging after future EVAs.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 20 gallons used today, 45 gallons used in total thus far
Water (static tank): 505 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.

Summary of suits and radios: The two walkie talkies mentioned in yesterday’s report (one from the upstairs set and one from the downstairs set) are still not working.

Summary of GreenHab operations: GreenHab Officer received training today. Additional information can be found in the GreenHab Report.
WATER USE: ~15 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: No crops harvested.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: The crew set up their microscope in the ScienceDome today after all of the EVAs were completed. Two extension cords that the crew found in the RAM were used for this set up.

Dual split: No heat or AC used. All systems off.

Summary of RAM operations: Pliers were taken from the RAM into the habitat in order to attempt to fix the “push” button on EVA suit #7. Two extension cords were taken from the RAM in order to power the microscope and supplemental microscope light.

Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.

Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

Operations Report – November 28th

SOL: 1

Name of person filing report: Ashley Kowalski

Non-nominal systems: The red webbing strap that is used to secure the front airlock door broke in half. Also, the two silver knobs on the oven do not work well. Only the black knobs work consistently.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Crew temporarily repaired broken red webbing strap with a water knot, and it is currently holding. As for the oven knobs, the crew switches them as needed.

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: (Used for rover training today)
Hours: 201.5 (start), 201.7 (end)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: (Used for rover training today)
Hours: 105.4 (start), 105.5 (end)
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 86%
Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: (Used for rover training today)
Hours: 214.4 (end) (starting number was not noted)
Beginning charge: Not noted
Ending charge: 89%
Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: Not used
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A
General notes on rovers: No issues noted with any of the rovers used today.

Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: ~25 gallons
Water (static tank): ~525 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: No issues with the internet. Connection is good.
Summary of suits and radios: Two of our radios do not work once they are taken off the charging ports.
Summary of GreenHab operations: GreenHab is not yet accessible to the crew.
WATER USE: Unknown
Heater: Unknown
Supplemental light: Unknown
Harvest: Unknown
Summary of ScienceDome operations: ScienceDome is not yet accessible to the crew.
Dual split: N/A
Summary of RAM operations: No work was done in the RAM today.
Summary of any observatory issues: No observatory issues.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health and safety issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The password for the Google drive account to upload videos does not work. We are trying the password that was provided in the most recent handbook. Please let the crew know the password when you have a moment. Thanks!

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