Category: Sol Summary

Sol: 7
Summary Title: Full Power to the Suit Fans
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: In-Simulation
Sol Activity Summary: Resolve EVA suit battery anomaly, excursion in local area to complete drone surveys and to deploy the HAM radio antenna.
Look Ahead Plan: Soil sample from Southern quadrant, second interim mirror inspection.
Anomalies in work: None
Weather: Calm winds throughout. Largely clear skies with moderate temperatures.
Crew Physical Status: Crew is in good shape, nothing of concern to note.
EVA: EVA led by the Technology Officer, with Commander and GreenHab Officer, traveled around the HAB and out to the mirror experiment location. 1 1/2 hour duration on foot.
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA report, EVA request, GreenHab
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 6
Summary Title: Stretching our Legs
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: In-Simulation
Sol Activity Summary: EVA excursions to the Northern quadrants in search of diverse soil samples and to map the radiation environment.
Look Ahead Plan: Second drone flight, deploy HAM radio antenna.
Anomalies in work: EVA suit batteries.
Weather: Calm winds throughout. Early overcast skies slow to clear, largely clear by mid-afternoon with moderate temperatures.
Crew Physical Status: Crew is in good shape, nothing of concern to note.
EVA: EVA #1 led by the Commander, with XO and Crew Engineer, traveled to the special interest region. 2 1/2 hour duration using Spirit and Opportunity rovers EVA #2 led by the Health and Safety Officer, with support from the GreenHab Officer, traveled to an area flagged by EVA#1 for follow-up sampling. 2 hour duration using Curiosity rover.
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA report, EVA request, GreenHab
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 5
Summary Title: Taking Flight
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: In-Simulation
Sol Activity Summary: EVA excursions in the local area for the first drone flight, to retrieve the mirror experiment for interim examination in the Science Dome, and, finally, to re-deploy the mirror experiment.
Look Ahead Plan: EVAs to conduct soil samples, working from Somerville Overlook and Cowboy Corner.
Anomalies in work: None
Weather: High winds in the morning, with warmer than typical temperatures. Winds slowly eased throughout the day, making for a calm sunset under clear skies.
Crew Physical Status: Crew is in good shape, nothing of concern to note.
EVA: EVA #1 led by the XO and Crew Engineer on foot to retrieve the mirror experiment, 1 hour duration. EVA #2 led by the Technology Officer, with support from the Commanding Officer and Health and Safety Officer. 2 1/2 hour duration using Spirit and Perseverance rovers.
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA report, EVA request, GreenHab
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 4
Summary Title: Prepping for Flight
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: In-Simulation
Sol Activity Summary: EVA excursion in the local area around HAB working on drone flight preparation, EVA suit repair in the RAM module, and plantings at the GreenHab.
Look Ahead Plan: EVA to conduct first drone flights above ground paths of recent excursions (e.g. Marble Ritual).
Anomalies in work: None
Weather: Calm morning, with clouds arriving by the afternoon. As the sun set under overcast skies, winds increased quickly, reaching a Strong Breeze with gusts exceeding 30 mph.
Crew Physical Status: Crew in good shape. Some mild morning congestion was reported.
EVA: EVA led by the Technology Officer with support from the XO and Health and Safety Officer. 1 hour duration using Spirit and Perseverance rovers, staying within range of the HAB as work was done towards the initial drone flight.
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA report, EVA request, GreenHab
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 3
Summary Title: Farm-to-Table
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: In-Simulation
Sol Activity Summary: EVA excursion around Pooh’s Corner, off and running with the exercise protocol, and a small harvest from the GreenHab for dinner.
Look Ahead Plan: EVA to conduct first drone flights above ground paths of recent excursions (e.g. Marble Ritual).
Anomalies in work: EVA suit disconnected power plug.
Weather: Chilly morning, with moderating temperatures in the afternoon under brilliant cloud-free sunshine. Winds fairly light throughout the day.
Crew Physical Status: Crew in good shape, minor issues from high altitude and dry environment (minor headaches).
EVA: EVA led by the Technology Officer with support from the Crew Engineer and GreenHab Officer. 2 ¾ hour duration using Oppy and Curiosity rovers, miniature RC rover deployed at two locations to mark the mirror experiment location and to scout Pooh’s corner.
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA report, EVA request, GreenHab
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 2
Summary Title: Marble Ritual EVAs
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: In-Simulation
Sol Activity Summary: EVA suit training, first suited EVA excursion to the Marble Ritual, and test drive of project phantom’s remote-control rover.
Look Ahead Plan: EVA to Galileo road junction to run augmented-reality demo, first exercise protocol sessions.
Anomalies in work: Front airlock outer door, EVA suit loose power plug.
Weather: Cold, but mostly sunny in the morning, with high level clouds, followed by clear skies in the afternoon and rapidly dropping temperature after sunset.
Crew Physical Status: Crew in good shape, still acclimatizing to dry, high altitude environment.
EVA: EVA#1 performed by XO, Commander, and GreenHab Officer to Marble Ritual (1 hour duration using Oppy and Curiosity rovers). EVA#2 performed by Technology Officer, Crew Engineer, and HSO to Marble Ritual (1 ½ hour duration using Spirit and Perseverance rovers).
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA request, GreenHab, HSO checklist
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 1
Summary Title: Training & Experiments Initialization
Author’s name: Matt Eby
Mission Status: Training
Sol Activity Summary: Hab/rover training, deployment of mirror experiment, EVA tool-demo, setup of exercise protocol equipment, and project phantom initialization.
Look Ahead Plan: Rerun one Covid test, continue with project phantom checkout, complete training, and first suited EVA tomorrow.
Anomalies in work: N/A
Weather: sunny/high level clouds in the morning, followed by elevated winds mid-day and increasing clouds by dusk.
Crew Physical Status: Crew is adjusting to our new environment, have healthy appetites and are generally in good spirits.
EVA: N/A
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, EVA request (No Green Hab report since crew did not access, HSO checklist pending access to remaining modules)
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 0
Summary Title: Arrival and Preparations
Author’s name: Kristine Ferrone
Mission Status: Pre-simulation
Sol Activity Summary: Arrival, unloading, habitat familiarization
Look Ahead Plan: pending final COVID test result, complete required training and first EVAs tomorrow
Anomalies in work: N/A
Weather: sunny/clear and cool with light wind
Crew Physical Status: mild adjustments to low-humidity and high-altitude conditions, but generally quite good
EVA: N/A
Reports to be filed: Journalist, Commander, Operations, Photos, HSO checklist, EVA request (No Green Hab report since crew did not access)
Support Requested: N/A

Sol: 12
Summary Title: Mission End
Author’s name: Jas Purewal
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary:
Cleaning. Made 2 microscope slides, looked at melted ice samples – nothing alive. Rehydrated lichen – amazed to see the difference between the fungi and the organism responsible for photosynthesis. Broke sim at 2pm. Took photos in front of the hab. Went to dinner in Hanksville with Shannon and Sergii.
Look Ahead Plan: Last bit of cleaning/packing and leaving for Grand Junction.
Anomalies in work: None
Weather: Rather nice. Sunny, clear. No rain.
Crew Physical Status: Good.
EVA: No EVA
Reports to be filed:
Commander’s report
GreenHab
Operations report
Sol Summary report
Journalist report

Support Requested: none

Sol: 11
Summary Title: The final countdown
Author’s name: Jas Purewal
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary:
EVA at 10:30 to the Special Region. Several samples were collected on behalf of the crew Biologist. Biologists analyzed samples. Adjourning phase training.
Look Ahead Plan: Final day of sim. Cleaning in the morning. Breaking sim at 2pm.
Anomalies in work: None
Weather: Rather nice. Sunny, clear. No rain.
Crew Physical Status: Good.
EVA: XO, CDR took Spirit and Curiosity to The Special Region to search for biological samples. Several samples were collected.
Reports to be filed:
Commander’s report
GreenHab
EVA report
EVA request
Operations report
Sol Summary report
Journalist report

Support Requested: none