Operations Report – April 24th – Mars Desert Research Station

Crew 280 Operations Report 24-04-2023
SOL:8
Name of person filing report: Neus Sabaté (Mission Specialist)
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts of Robotic observatory are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 217.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 70%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 121.9
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 231.0
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: yes
Hours: 262.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 65%
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: none
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 31 gal (from 6PM Sol4 to 6PM Sol5)
Water (static tank): 320 gal (at 6:00PM)
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: 2,3,6 and 8.
Radios: nominal
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: a small mouse was found in the trap. It has been removed by Mission Support.
WATER USE: 14 gallons (+1 gallon for Science Dome)
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 8g rocket, 20g of microbeets/beans, 1g lemon balm, 40g yellow tomatoes, 63g red tomatoes and 60g Salad Mix (seeds for the Crew Project from Laia Ribas).
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Laia Ribas, Neus Sabaté and Cesca Cufí have been working on their experiments.
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off
Summary of RAM operations: use of solder to repair Laia Ribas’ Martian Bottle
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Summary of other system’s issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Questions: none
Requests:
Kitchen: knobs replacement – expected next week

About The MDRS

The Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert was established by the Mars Society in 2001 to better educate researchers, students and the general public about how humans can survive on the Red Planet. It is the second Mars analogue habitat after the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station was established in 2000.

Over 200 crews of six-person teams have lived in 1-2 week field visits at MDRS to simulate life on the Martian surface. Researchers and students alike have explored the Mars-like terrain in the area surrounding the station in full “spacesuits”, maintained the station’s systems, grown plants in the GreenHab to support themselves and even recycled their waste water.

Our activities at MDRS are not only about informing the public, but also conducting real research to bring humanity that much closer to the reality of human exploration on the planet Mars.

Annual field seasons at MDRS run approx. October through May. Anybody can apply to be on a crew, and we also need volunteers to help with the project.

Management Team

Mission Support

Operations Report – April 24th

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