Operations Report – March 31st
Operations Report 31-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal.
Diesel Reading – 60%
Station Propane Reading – 65 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 250 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used –no
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Notes on rovers: All rovers are in town to be stored until May.
Notes on ATVs: ATVs are stored in a line outside the Hab until May.
HabCar used and why, where? Parked at MDRS
CrewCar used and why, where? In Hanksville
General notes and comments: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: The septic tanks are both relatively full and should be pumped out either in June or October.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: This will be the last daily operations report for awhile.
Operations Report – March 30th
Operations Report 30-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal.
Diesel Reading – 60%. Tank locked down.
Station Propane Reading – 65 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 300 gallons. Pump off.
Static to Loft Pump used –no
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: yes. Tank is completely empty.
Notes on rovers: All rovers are in town to be stored until May.
Notes on ATVs: ATVs are stored in a line outside the Hab until May.
HabCar used and why, where? Parked at MDRS
CrewCar used and why, where? In Hanksville
General notes and comments: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.
Summary of Hab operations: New latches installed interior of rear
airlock, exterior of main airlock
Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Summary of RAM operations: New latch installed on exterior airlock
door. Lock on exterior breaker box.
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: We continue to be plagued with
what I believe is the same drone. Today it followed me as I was on a
walk away from the station. No one was anywhere in sight.
In addition, we have had a group or groups of atv’ers who are driving
all over off-road.
I am thinking it might be best to report both of these events to the
sheriff’s department.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing at this time
Operations Report – March 26th
Operations Report 26-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal.
Diesel Reading – 60%
Station Propane Reading – 65 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): half full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 300 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – no
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Notes on rovers: All rovers are in town to be stored until May.
Notes on ATVs: ATVs are stored in a line outside the Hab until May.
HabCar used and why, where? Not used
CrewCar used and why, where? In Hanksville
General notes and comments: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.
Summary of Hab operations: Hab is ready for shutdown except that I
have to play musical chairs with things that I found that belong in
other buildings. I was really disappointed in how dirty the Hab was
after just a half a year of operations. The kitchen was a real mess.
I did not clean it completely as it needs a deep cleaning (dishes
included) before operations start up again.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Shutdown complete until Fall 2020. I
went to out the wheelbarrow in the GreenHab this morning and the door
handle will not open. If I can’t get it to open, I will just leave it
as is until May.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Shutdown complete until May
Summary of RAM operations: Shutdown complete until May
Summary of any observatory issues: The seal on the inner half-shell of
the dome was off in the middle again but I managed to get it all back
on this time. Will check tomorrow to see if it held.
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing at this time
Operations Report – March 24th
MDRS Supplemental Operations Report 24-MAR-2020
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Reason for Report: COVID-19 Shutdown
Non-nominal systems: None
Action taken for non-nominal systems: n/a
Generator check, note if oil and coolant added: No generator in use
ScienceDome Dual Split: Operational, but not in use
Solar— Nominal, providing power 24 hours a day, avg. SOC 80% per day
Diesel Reading – 60 % (ordered lock for tank)
Propane Reading, main tank – 65 %
Propane Reading, director tank— 69%
Propane Reading, intern tank— ~70%
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5 gallons
Water (Outpost tank) – 150 gallons
Water (static tank) – 350 gallons
Water (GreenHab) – 0 gallons
Water (loft) – full
Static to Loft Pump used – no
Water Meter: n/a
Toilet tank emptied: n/a
Notes and action taken on rovers: Rovers are stored in Hanksville
Monthly check and fill of rover batteries: Not done at this time,
should be completed in May.
ATV’s Used: (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3): Currently parked
outside the Hab. 350.1,2 and 3 are nominal. Honda is nominal but
needs an oil change. 300 is still in town.
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? No
ATV Fuel Used: 0 Gals
# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0
Notes and action taken on ATVs: Nothing to report
HabCar running? If used, why, where? At MDRS, used for chores
CrewCar running, If used why, where? Currently in Hanksville.
Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? Nothing to report
Evidence of rodents, where and action taken: No evidence of rodents at
this time anywhere on campus
Summary of internet: All three accounts nominal
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report
Summary of Hab operations: Ordered hardware for new lock on rear airlock
Summary of Outpost operations: Intern Trailer cleaned and shutdown until May
Summary of GreenHab operations: Shutdown until Fall. Ordered keyed
handle to door.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Shutdown until May
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report
List and summary of projects: Continuing to shut down station.
Questions, concerns, supplies needed and requests: Nothing at this time.
Operations Report – March 23rd
Operations Report 23-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal.
Diesel Reading – 60%
Station Propane Reading – 68 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – no
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Notes on rovers: All rovers are in town to be stored until May.
Notes on ATVs: ATVs will be stored in a line outside the Hab until May.
HabCar used and why, where? Not used
CrewCar used and why, where? In Hanksville
General notes and comments: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of GreenHab operations: Shutdown complete until Fall 2020
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Shutdown complete until May
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report.
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: I knocked my head really hard
today on the corner of a bench in the GreenHab while vacuuming. I am
fine but I have a nice dent above my right eye.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing at this time
Operations Report – March 22nd
Operations Report 22-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal.
Diesel Reading – 60%
Station Propane Reading – 68 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – no
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 152.9
Beginning charge: 96 %
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Sojourner rover used: Yes
Hours: 105.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 55 %
Currently charging: yes
Spirit rover: Yes
Hours: 134.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 43 %
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 70.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 47 %
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 140.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 40 %
Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: All rovers were moved to town today for storage
ATV’s Used: No
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? no
ATV Fuel Used: None
Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: ATVs will be stored in a line outside the Hab until May.
HabCar used and why, where? Not used
CrewCar used and why, where? In Hanksville. Used today to travel
with the rovers and ferry people back to MDRS.
General notes and comments: Started loading some of the trash on the
trailer and hope to take another load to the dump this week.
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.
Summary of Hab operations: Worked on cleaning upper deck. Progress
made but I’m not finished
Summary of GreenHab operations: Still not quite done.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report.
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report.
Summary of any observatory issues: The seal on the dome lip appears to
have shrunk. I sent photos to Peter and we are just going to keep an
eye on it for now and I will push it back into place as much as
possible when needed.
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing at this time
Operations Report – March 21st
Operations Report 21-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal.
Diesel Reading – 60%
Station Propane Reading – 68 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – no
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 152.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Sojourner rover used: no
Hours: 104.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Spirit rover: no
Hours: 134.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 70.3
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 139.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Since most of the rovers’ nametags were damaged, I removed them and wrote each rover’s name on the hood with silver permanent marker. It’s temporary, but it works. Most of the rovers will be moved to town tomorrow.
ATV’s Used: Yes
Reason for use: Just started them
Oil Added? no
ATV Fuel Used: None
Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: Honda needs to be jumped.
HabCar used and why, where? To town to haul water and do laundry. Gas cap was replaced.
CrewCar used and why, where? In Hanksville.
General notes and comments: I didn’t get a whole lot done today. The past week caught up with this “elderly” person and I took a bit of a break.
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report.
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of GreenHab operations: Still need to finish things up in there.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Finally, finally, finally, the dual split system was completed. It was wired into the ScienceDome breaker box, all condensation was removed from the system, oil and refrigerant were added, and more than a year after we started, we have heat and air conditioning!
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report.
Summary of any observatory issues: The black rubber seal on one half of the dome has fallen off. I will be working with Peter to secure it again.
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Nothing at this time.
Operations Report – March 20th
Operations Report 20-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: None!
Notes on non-nominal systems: I find it just a little ironic that all systems are nominal right now.
Power system: SOLAR ONLY. Nominal. 99% at 8 pm last night, 77% at 7 am this morning.
Diesel Reading – 60%
Station Propane Reading – 68 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – yes
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 152.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Sojourner rover used: yes
Hours: 104.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 96 %
Currently charging: yes
Spirit rover: yes
Hours: 134.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98 %
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 70.3
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 139.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report
ATV’s Used: No
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? no
ATV Fuel Used: None
Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report.
HabCar used and why, where? Just moved on station
CrewCar used and why, where? CrewCar is currently in Hanksville and will remain there for a while.
General notes and comments: Tunnel has been stripped of all tarps and tennis balls. They are stored in the RAM. The tennis ball caps worked perfectly all season.
The trash on the trailer has been taken to the dump. One load remains. This is a huge deal, as it has been sitting on the trailer for over a year. One of the tires on the trailer was low.
Summary of internet: Nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: All radios and spacesuits are no longer connected to power.
Summary of Hab operations: The lower deck lighting was replaced today with three 18, 000 LED lights. It’s delightfully daylight bright in there now! We also replaced the light in the EVA room with an LED daylight fixture. We should replace the remaining lower deck light
fixtures to complete the transformation.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Shutdown almost completed. I need to vacuum and bleach the floor and it will be complete
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
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 and requests to Mission Support: It’s been a good day and a lot got done!
Operations Report – March 19th
Operations Report 19-MAR-2020
SOL: n/a
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Non-nominal systems: none!
Notes on non-nominal systems: nothing to report
Wednesday
No longer using the generator. Solar Power only.
8 am SOC was 63
11 am SOC was 100
7 pm SOC was 97
Thursday
8 am SOC was 66
11:30 SOC was 68
4 pm SOC was 100
Diesel Reading – 66%
Station Propane Reading – 69 %
Ethanol Free Gasoline – 5.5 gallons
Water (loft tank): full gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – yes
Water in GreenHab – 0 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Toilet tank emptied: no
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 152.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Sojourner rover used: no
Hours: 104.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Spirit rover: no
Hours: 134.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 70.3
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 139.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100 %
Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report
ATV’s Used: No
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? no
ATV Fuel Used: None
Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report.
HabCar used and why, where? Went to town for supplies
CrewCar used and why, where? CrewCar is currently in Hanksville and will remain there for a while.
General notes and comments: Remote power system monitoring is now online.
Summary of internet: I disconnected the wifi in the Hab and have the internet directly plugged into the remote power system online monitoring system. This means I can keep an eye on the system remotely.
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of GreenHab operations: GreenHab has been cleaned and prepped for summer except for the floor.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report.
Summary of any observatory issues: This morning the SOC was 66% when the observatory was not being used, so the power loss we are experiencing at night is not caused by the observatory, but rather me. Observatory operations will continue unrestricted.
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: We did not have any mud from the small amount of rain we got last night. Also, happy spring!