Crew Photos – April 11th
Sol Summary – April 11th
Sol 11
Summary Title: Not ready to leave Mars
Author’s name: Alba Sánchez Montalvo
Mission Status: 99% complete
Sol Activity Summary:
SOL 11 started with an EVA for the biomedical team performing Romain’s experiment manipulating the drone. Everything went well until the drone unexpectedly started to convulse in the middle of one of the maneuvers, but our team reacted fast and could save its life. Back at the station, we spent some time together, and again, we tried to convince Louis to allow us to have a fast body-shower since the simulation is almost done and our water consumption is sustainable. After lunch, the biomedical team concluded their sampling plan at the station, collecting the last blood and saliva and performing the last inflammatory cell count in blood. In the afternoon, there was a second EVA for Louis’ experiment and a little bit of exploration, in which the crew members loved the breathtaking views. The team is really happy about our simulation, we are not ready to leave Mars.
Look Ahead Plan: there’s an EVA planned for tomorrow to continue with Romain’s experiment; the biomedical team will take the crew car to Grand Junction in order to arrange their samples shipment to Belgium, they will be back to the station in the evening.
Anomalies in work: Romain’s drone crashed during his experiment, but it was repaired in situ
Weather: Sunny, almost no wind and no clouds
Crew Physical Status: Good
EVA#15: The group went to Marble Ritual, where they conducted Romain’s experiment. Arnaud crashed the drone, but Romain fixed it, and they completed the task without further problems before returning to the hab.
EVA#16: The crew drove to the East of North Ridge, where Louis conducted his first flight. They then climbed part of North Ridge for a view. Then, Louis conducted two more flights before returning to the station.
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Journalist’s Report, Greenhab Report, Operations Report, Photos (6-8 pics), EVA Report, EVA Request(s), Astronomy Report
Support Requested: NA
Operations Report – April 11th
SOL: 11
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 5 (battery connection), Suit 2 (stuck valve) and Suit 9 (broken visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: Suit 5 was once more inspected inside the RAM. Louis (Engineer) and Hippolyte (GreenHab Officer) diagnosed the issue. It seems like there is a short-circuit at one of the ventilation’s connections (see linked pictures). The two wires connections are touching in some cases, causing the suit and the ventilation to shut down. A repair would require to re-solder this connection.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: 250.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 74%
Currently charging: na (came back after 3pm)
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 178.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 85%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 276.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 77%
Currently charging: na (came back after 3pm)
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 290.1
Beginning charge: 90%
Ending charge: 76%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: NA
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 29.41 gallons
Water (static tank): 285.33 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages.
Summary of suits and radios:
Radios 1,2,3,4, 5 and 6 were used.
Light Suits 1,3, 4 and 6 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Watered all the crops today, harvested parsley
WATER USE: 9 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Parsley (~20 leaves) : 2 g
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
During the morning, writing reports and working for research.
During the afternoon, collecting biological samples (blood and saliva)
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: Used to check the Suit 5 issue, a multimeter and some electric tape were used.
Summary of any observatory issues:
Summary of health and safety issues: everybody feels good
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Journalist Report – April 11th
Crew 296 Journalist – Alba Sánchez Montalvo
SOL 11 started with an EVA for the biomedical team performing Romain’s experiment manipulating the drone. Everything went well until the drone unexpectedly started to convulse in the middle of one of the maneuvers, but our team reacted fast and could save its life. Back at the station, we spent some time together, and again, we tried to convince Louis to allow us to have a fast body-shower since the simulation is almost done and our water consumption is sustainable. After lunch, the biomedical team concluded their sampling plan at the station, collecting the last blood and saliva and performing the last inflammatory cell count in blood. In the afternoon, there was a second EVA for Louis’ experiment and a little bit of exploration, in which the crew members loved the breathtaking views. The team is really happy about our simulation, we are not ready to leave Mars.
GreenHab Report – April 11th
GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 78.2°F
Hours of supplemental light: None
Daily water usage for crops: 9 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 101 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 7:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: Watered all the crops today, harvesting parsley
Harvest:
Parsley (~20 leaves) : 2 g
Support/supplies needed: None
EVA Report – April 11th
EVA #15
Author: Arnaud de Wergifosse (Scientist)
Purpose of EVA: This EVA will be focused on Romain Maddox’s experiment. On Sol 1, he took the baseline for his experiment, this time, he will do the fourth data collection and will continue on SOL12 with the rest of the team. The 3 crew members will continue the experiment by controlling a drone (Parrot Anafi) and doing 8 maneuvers with an estimate of 7 minutes per flight and per person and the same place that they did last time, Marble Ritual. Crew members will stay in a radius of about 60m around the rover. They should only go at around 20 meters but as we experienced last time, if the drone has a malfunction and crashes, we might need the 60 meter radius. Anyway, we will contact the Main Hab before exceeding 20 meters.
Start time: 9am
End time: 10:01am
Narrative: We drove to Marble Ritual as usual. Once there, we performed Romain’s experiment. Romain went first, then Arnaud, Imane and Alba last. During Arnaud’s turn, he roughly crashed the drone. Despite the missing two wings, Romain, with his craftsmanship, managed to repair the drone and completed the EVA. Nothing unplanned occurred until the end of the manipulation. Once it was done, we drove back to the hab.
Destination: Marble Ritual
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 4251000 518750
Participants: Romain Maddox (Commander), Alba Sánchez Montalvo (Journalist), Imane El Bakkali (Health and Safety Officer) and Arnaud de Wergifosse (Scientist)
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110
Mode of travel: Driving 2 rovers (Perseverance and Opportunity) and Walking
Astronomy Report – April 11th
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Name: Maxime Foucart
Crew: 296
Date: 11-04-2024
MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-WF
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: M51, M104
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None
MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: A lot of prominences and sunspots, I did a composite image to try to capture as many details as possible.
Images submitted with this report: Sun_240411_Prominences_Sunspots
Problems Encountered: None
Crew Photos – April 10th
Crew Photos – April 12th
Journalist Report – April 12th
Crew 296 Crew Executive officer – Loriane Baes
A final morning EVA kicked off the simulation day. This EVA was dedicated to carrying out Romain’s drone experiment one last time. Directly following the EVA, there was a live broadcast with a major Spanish television channel where Alba could explain all the experiments and Mars living conditions. The team then crossed the main door together as a sign of the simulation’s end. It was a deeply emotional moment, with everyone feeling grateful to have experienced this unique journey. The team then split up, with the biomedical team heading to Grand Junction to send scientific samples. Meanwhile, the remaining crew members conducted a second live broadcast with the Mars Society Belgium before attending to various reports and final clean-up tasks. Upon the biomedical team’s return, the team gathered for a grand aperitif to celebrate the end of this journey.
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