MDRS Complete Operations Report 06-SEPT-2021
Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert
Reason for Report: Beginning of field season/work party daily update
Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Action is taken for non-nominal systems: Nothing to report
Generator: Nothing to report
ScienceDome Dual Split: Operating
Solar— Nominal, providing all power
Solar— SOC % Last 24 hours:
Average 79.7
Minimum 62
Maximum 100
Note on solar: Nothing to report
Diesel Reading – 0 %.
Propane Reading, station tank – 80 %
Propane Reading, director tank— 75%
Propane Reading, intern tank— 72%
Propane Reading, generator: 80%
Ethanol Free Gasoline – not checked gallons
Water (loft tank): 50 gallons
Water Meter: n/a units
Water (static tank) – 150 gallons
Static to Loft Pump used – yes
Water in GreenHab – 175 gallons
Water in ScienceDome: 0 gallons
Water (Outpost tank) – 150 gallons
Hab toilet tank emptied: yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours:
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge:
Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report
ATV’s Used: (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3): All 350’s used
Reason for use: getting rocks for the tourist kiosk, geology
Oil Added? No
ATV Fuel Used: Not checked Gals
# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report
HabCar used and why, where? Yes, hauling water
CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, travel back and forth from town storage units
Luna used and why, where? No
General notes and comments: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: All nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Spacesuits are offsite. Radios are charging.
Campus-wide inspection, if action is taken, what and why? Nothing to report
Summary of general operations: We built the pathway for the new tourist kiosk today. We also constructed part of the new tunnel coverings.
We did another purge of the storage units, this time going through and removing materials left over from the construction of the Hab! We also decided to remove things we had been storing for past crews, researchers, and expeditions. These are things that had been unclaimed for years.
I’m happy to report that much of this is finding new homes in Hanksville. We are still far from finished with the work there, but it’s a good start. The mud is dried except for where it has been trapped under or inside things but it smells really bad.
The goal is to remove everything from one unit, get what remakes all on shelves in a single unit, and then cleaned the floors of both. There will be room for storage of some things with the URC materials but I would like to get all things of use back at MDRS. For example, all of our power tools were in there but we could not access them.
Most of the damaged Ikea material was removed from packaging and cleaned and dried. We will be able to use most of it still.
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report
Summary of Outpost operations: Prep has begun for the new wall in the intern trailer bedroom. We have begun troubleshooting the intern trailer plumbing.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Water prep of the soil is underway. It’s still very hot to start seeding but I think it can be done. A few large herbs have been planted.
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, supplies needed and requests: Nothing at this time.