Month: February 2024

Submitted by: Daniel Loy

Crew: 292

Date: 05/02/2024

Part 1: Using the attached Safety Equipment Inventory, locate, test and confirm operation of all safety equipment. List any equipment not found and/or missing:

Channel 10 radio in the science dome suspected to have dead battery, as turns on and functions when plugged in and charging, but when taken out of the charger it is non-functional.

Fire extinguishers: 3 are overdue maintenance inspections, HAB Upper and Science Dome last checked 19/01/2023, HAB Lower last checked 01/01/2023. RAM and GreenHab in date and last inspected 05/01/2024.

Part 2: Locate and confirm the emergency escape routes in the Hab are functional and clear:

1. Stairs

2. Emergency window

3. Commander’s window

All escape routes checked and are functional and clear for use.

Part Three:

Inventory First Aid kit and note what needs to be refilled:

HAB Lower First aid kits

IFAK Trauma Kit Inventory list did not exist in the kit so made the below list of contents:

1 pair large gloves	5mx2.5cm adhesive tape
1 tourniquet	4.5mx5cm elastic bandage
1 mini sharpie	40x60cm dressing
1 triangular bandage	3 inch splint
1 compressed z-folded gauze	40 alcohol prep pads
1 emergency thermal blanket	1 pair scissors
1 emergency compression bandage

Also one plastic bag containing: 10 adhesive bandages 7.6×1.9cm, 4 adhesive bandages 7.6×4.5cm, 2 5x5cm sterile gauze swab and 2 antiseptic towelette.

Large first aid cabinet had no list so the following inventory was created:

3 first aid books	4 inch sports wrap
Open box of cotton swabs over ¾ full	2×4.1 inch stretch bandage roll
Open box of masks, over 15 remaining	1 x pen
Infrared thermometer	Blood pressure monitor
Finger pulse oximeter	2x isopropyl alcohol, 473 and 946ml, both open and over ¾ full
473ml hydrogen peroxide, over ¾ full	10+ 2 pack ibuprofen

This also contained a smaller first aid box that contained:

1 first aid guide	2 x thermal blanket
1 x plastic tweezers	3 x triangular bandage and pin
1 Dramamine motion sickness vial	1 Dramamine motion sickness pill
2 x small gauze wrap	4x7cm elastic bandage
Partial used durapore wrap	Partial used zinc oxide tape

Science dome first aid kit inventory as crew 291 left it with list, this includes:

1 pack gloves	1 triangular bandage
3 rolls gauze bandages	1 rescue blanket
1 pack safety pins	1 4×4 inch sterile pad
1 pair of scissors	16 alcohol swabs

Also 2 x eyewash, one expired October 2021, one with expiry date December 2024.

OSHA First aid kit had discrepancies as listed below in missing health and safety supplies section

Note any safety issues:

Note any health/environmental issues:

Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies:

• Only 8 1×3 inch adhesive bandages, lower than minimum fill of 16.

• No adhesive tape.

• Only 6 packs antibiotic ointment, lower than minimum fill of 10.

• Only 8 packs burn treatment, lower than minimum fill of 10.

• 0 sterile pads.

• 0 trauma pads.

Safety Equipment Inventory 2023-2024

	HAB Upper deck	HAB Lower deck	RAM	GreenHab	ScienceDome	Rovers
CO monitor	X	X	X	X	X
Escape ladder	X
Eyewash					X
Fire blanket	X		X		X
Fire extinguisher	X	X	X	X	X
First Aid		X			X
Intercom	X		X	X	X
Nightlight	X	X
Propane alarm	X	X
Radios (Channels 10 and 22)	X	X	X	X	X
Smoke alarm	X	X	X	X	X
Tow rope						X

SOL: #1 (from 6:00 pm)
Name of person filing report: Rajvi Patel
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: None
ROVERS
Spirit Rover used: Not used
Opportunity rover used: Not used
Curiosity rover used: Not used
Perseverance rover used: Not used
General notes on rovers: Training day today
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: # gallons (Reference depth not available for yesterday)
Water (static tank): 462.56 gallons (Depth = 6.69 inches)
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (On or off): on
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Nominal during comms window
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report for today.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 8 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: 2200- 0200
Harvest: None
Summary of Science Dome operations: None
Dual split: Heat On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done)
Used a measuring tape and cleaned it, to measure the water depth
Summary of any observatory issues: The crew astronomer could not open the solar observatory due to the lock on it. (Check out Crew Astronomer’s report)
Summary of health and safety issues: Check out the HSO report for details
Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support: None
Hab Car exit Mileage: 220571 miles

SOL: #3
Name of person filing report: Rajvi Patel
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: None
ROVERS
Spirit Rover used: Not used
Opportunity rover used: EVA #3 was postponed due to the windy conditions.
Curiosity rover used: EVA #3 was postponed due to the windy conditions.
Perseverance rover used: Not used
General notes on rovers:
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 23.2 gallons
Water (static tank): 416.21 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes
Summary of Internet: Nominal
Summary of suits and radios: Not used
Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 7 gallons
Heater: ON
Supplemental light: 22:00 – 02:00
Harvest: 117g of radish, 23g of Coriander + Basil
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Crew Biologist transferred brought equipment and consumables to the ScienceDome for their project. 140ml of 95% Ethyl Alcohol was used with 60ml of DI water to make 200ml of 70% ethanol for surface sterilization. The fume cabinet was cleaned to make two 5.5ml 1:10 dilutions of brought Flour, SP, and LB media. One of these was kept as a negative control while the other was inoculated with 0.1 grams of gypsum extracted from a larger gypsum crystal from the corner of Brahe Highway and Cow Dung Road from a crew 291 EVA. These were then kept in Oven 1, not turned on, to keep the samples at the internal temperature of 28º C.
Equipment used: Ethanol spray bottle, tweezers, weighing scale (new batteries put in), fume cabinet, cleaning tissues, Oven 1 (not turned on), 100-1000ul pipette, and own pipette tips.
Crew Artist and Journalist used the Science Dome for drawing and painting rock samples for their projects.
Dual split: Heat ON
Summary of RAM operations: The crew Engineer used it to get the tools wire cutter and heavy-duty zip locks to secure locations on the tarp using zip ties. Tools used were wire cutter and heavy-duty zip ties. Used measuring tape to measure the water level. Borrowed another measuring tape for the Crew Biologist’s project in Science Dome.
Now secured
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: None
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: put notes here
-Most of the locations were secured using heavy-duty zip ties. However, there are some locations (with torn holes for zip ties to go through) that are required to be secured. (Picture 1 and 2). Advice?
-The photo about securing the bottom of the overlapping tarp section mentioned in the last report is also attached below (highlighted in yellow), along with the type of secured arrangement I would like to propose (highlighted in blue). Advice?