Operations Report – January 2nd

Crew 202 Operations Report 02-JAN-2019

SOL: 4

Name of person filing report: Kasey Hilton

Non-nominal systems: Spirit rover battery; Power system

Notes on non-nominal systems: Spirit and Curiosity were used today in EVA and Spirit returned with far less battery than Curiosity even though they traveled the same distance in the same conditions; The power system was malfunctioning when the generator was being turned on.

The system inside the ScienceDome was making noises indicating that there was an issue and the system could not switch from the batteries to the generator. As of 19:18 the generator shut off and we are left on battery power until morning. We are limiting the use of electricity until the morning when the sun comes out to recharge the batteries.

Generator (hours run): 16hr 56min; Turned on last night (01Jan2019) at 16:19; Turned off this morning (02Jan2019) around 9:15; Attempted to turn on tonight (02Jan2019) at 17:45, but the generator shut off around 19:00. The generator will not be running overnight.

**Note: I had been recording the number of hours that the generator was not run instead of hours run. The corrected numbers are listed below.

30Dec2018 – 15hr 55min; Turned on at 17:05 on 29Dec2018; Turned off at 9 on 30Dec2018
31Dec2018 – 15hr 22min; Turned on at 18:37 on 30Dec2018; Turned off at 9:58 on 31Dec2018
01Jan2019 – 16hr 5min; Turned on at 17:25 on 31Dec2018; Turned off at 9:30 on 01Jan2019

Solar – SOC 64%

Diesel Reading – 73%

Propane Reading – 52%

Ethanol Free Gasoline – Not in use

Water (auxiliary tank) – Not in use

Water (static tank) – Mostly full, about a foot below the top; 480 gallons

Auxiliary to Static tank transfer – No

Gallons transferred: Not applicable

Water in GreenHab – Mostly full; 250 gallons (assuming that the tank is 300 gallons)

Water (loft) – At level marker 8

Static to Loft Pump used – No

Water Meter: 01397619 units

Toilet tank emptied: No

Deimos rover used: No, still not functional

Hours: Not applicable

Beginning charge: Not applicable

Ending charge: Not applicable

Currently charging: Not applicable

Sojourner rover used: ASSIGNED TO DIRECTOR

Hours: Not applicable

Beginning charge: Not applicable

Ending charge: Not applicable

Currently charging: Not applicable

Spirit rover used: Yes

Hours: 63.9

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 23%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No; Still out of brake fluid

Hours: 45.4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours: 62.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 50%

Currently charging: Yes

Notes on rovers: Spirit returned with 23% and Curiosity returned with 50% even though both the rovers traveled the same distance in the same amount of time and in the same conditions. The hours of use for today’s EVA for Spirit from start to finish was 0.5hr while the hours of use for Curiosity was 0.7hr.

ATV’s Used: None (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3)

Reason for use: Not applicable

Oil Added? No

ATV Fuel Used: None

# Hours the ATVs were Used today: None

Notes on ATVs: None

HabCar used and why, where? Not used; Back on campus

CrewCar used and why, where? Off-site

General notes and comments: Spent the first half of the day on an EVA. Radios, rovers, and suits were functioning as they should have. The generator around 19:00 shut off and will not turn back on for the night.

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: There is no power in the Hab due to power conservation mode.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The lights in the GreenHab are not on due to being in power conservation mode.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAMM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Musk Observatory – Nothing to report; Robotic observatory – Dome is closed due to power conservation.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support: Nothing to report

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