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March 12, 2024

GreenHab Report – March 3rd

Crew 293 GreenHab Report 03-03-2024

GreenHab Officer: Mathurin FRANCK

Environmental control: (heater, fan, door open?) Heater/fan turning on automatically

Average temperatures: between 70°F- 90°F

Hours of supplemental light: 10pm-2am

Daily water usage for crops: 6G

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 96.9 gallons –

Time(s) of watering for crops: 10:00am 7:00pm

Changes to crops:

None

Narrative:

I cleaned the GreenHab from the Martian dust.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams) : /

Support/supplies needed: /

March 12, 2024

Operations Report – March 3rd

Crew 293 Operations Report 03-03-2024

SOL:14

Name of person filing report: Leo Tokaryev

Non-nominal systems:None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: (before EVA)

Beginning charge: (Before EVA)

Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)

Currently charging:

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Curiosity rover used: Non

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

General notes on rovers:none

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 15.6 gallons

Water (static tank): 286.2 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): ON

Static tank heater (On or off): ON

Toilet tank emptied: yes

Summary of internet:

Summary of suits and radios:

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 6 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 10pm-2am

Harvest: none

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

Dual split: Heat or AC, On

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done):

Summary of any observatory issues: none

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: we have left a trash bag in the rear airlock, could you please take care of it?

March 12, 2024

Journalist Report – March 3rd

SOL 14: The White Planet

“It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time.” – The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

For this second Sunday on Mars, the Crew woke up seeing a red and white landscape! After yesterday’s wind gusts, snow happened and covered the Martian hills in front of our windows. But the wind, which kept blowing during the day, and the sun, hiding behind the clouds, threw away the white snowflakes…

We followed our Sunday routine. We started with a big sports session, which lasted more than an hour. Lise prepared an original session: we were switching between individual exercises and group ones. After going through seven individual exercises, we gathered to complete a common work out. We did this 4 times, and then finished with a challenge: holding as long as possible the plank position! After that, we were exhausted, but happy to have worked out. Then, we enjoyed bread, cooked by Léa the day before. After this big breakfast, we kept performing our Sunday activities: a big clean up of the station! We had to clean all the Martian dust we brought from the outside during EVAs. Despite it, we spent time working. For example, Lise and I performed cognitive assessments for the Orbital Architecture experiment.

The afternoon was busy with an activity that brought happiness to the Crew: washing our hair! Just before that, Lise, who found her hair too long, asked Marie to cut it, and we did it! Then, those who wanted to wash their hair, and couldn’t do it since the beginning of the mission, could finally do it. It was great! We are proud to have used only 9 liters of water to Lise’s, Marie’s and Léa’s hair, as well as mine. On his side, Yves went for dry shampoo. It was not easy to wash our hair while kneeling down on the ground, with the head inside a bucket, clearing our hair with water from a water flask! But we had a lot of amusement helping each other out, which created a joyful atmosphere in the whole station!

Finally, the Crew enjoyed muffins, cooked by Mathurin. This day enabled everyone to rest and prepare themselves for next week!

March 12, 2024

Astronomy Report – March 2nd

[category astronomy-report]

Astronomy Report

Name: Léa BOURGELY

Crew: 293

Date: 03/02/2024

MLC-RCOS16

Robotic Telescope Requested: MLC-RCOS16

Objects to be Imaged this Evening: NGC2268 and NGC2525

Images submitted with this report: Example of wrongly stacked NGC2525

Additional Notes:

I tried to process the images but it seems like there are calibration issues with the star tracking : I am not able to stack them with the WCS. I sent an e-mail to ask Peter about it.

March 12, 2024

Operations Report – March 2nd

Crew 293 Operations Report 02-03-2024

SOL: 13

Name of person filing report: Leo Tokaryev

Non-nominal systems: the tunnel leading to science dome

Notes on non-nominal systems: there’s a hole in the tarp and the metal grid is also damaged, all because of the wind. We’ll try to figure out a solution once there’s less wind. For the moment it is too dangerous to go to the science dome or try to fix the grid.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:no

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Opportunity rover used:no

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours: 269.6

Beginning charge:100

Ending charge:76

Currently charging:yes

Perseverance rover used: yes

Hours:284.7

Beginning charge:75

Ending charge:55

Currently charging:yes

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 18.7 gallons

Water (static tank): 301.8 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off):On

Static tank heater (On or off)On

Toilet tank emptied: yes

Summary of internet: none

Summary of suits and radios:

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 8 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22h-2h automatic

Harvest: none

Summary of ScienceDome operations: none

Dual split: Heat or AC, On

Summary of RAM operations: none

Summary of any observatory issues: none

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: apart from the front door of the hab and the tunnel that were damaged, the station seems sensitive to the wind but for the moment everything works fine.

March 12, 2024

GreenHab Report – March 5th

Crew 293 GreenHab Report 05-03-2024

GreenHab Officer: Mathurin FRANCK

Environmental control: (heater, fan, door open?) Heater/fan turning on automatically

Average temperatures: between 70°F- 90°F

Hours of supplemental light: 10pm-2am

Daily water usage for crops: 6G (but 4G before tank resupply)

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 198 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 10:00am 7:00pm

Changes to crops:

None

Narrative: /

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams): None

Support/supplies needed: /

March 12, 2024

Sol Summary – March 5th

Crew 293 Sol Summary Report 05-03-2024

Sol: 16

Summary Title: Sometimes you need to know how to start again…

Author’s name: Marie Delaroche, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary:

Today, the Crew Scientist and GreenHab Officer, responsible for the photogrammetry study, realized that the map generated yesterday was not of sufficient quality to help the EVA teams locate the checkpoints. Rescheduling a photogrammetry EVA to Candor Chasma was no easy task, but in the end, we managed to rearrange everything in a way that would not impact our other studies too much.

As a result, this was a relatively quiet afternoon. The photogrammetry team developed a new strategy for tomorrow’s backup EVA, while the rest of the crew concentrated on keeping the station and experiments up and running.

Look Ahead Plan:

We are planning to perform a second photogrammetry EVA at Candor Chasma to map the area on Sol 17, and to reschedule the two follow up EVAs to Sol 19 and Sol 20.

Anomalies in work: EVA Suits 3,4,5,7,9, Solar Observatory offline

Weather: Mostly cloudy, low 0°C, high 15°C

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: NA

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Journalist’s Report, GreenHab Report, Operations Report, Photos (6-8 pics), EVA Request

Support Requested: NA

March 12, 2024