SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Hippolyte Hilgers
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: 0.1
Beginning charge: 84
Ending charge: 73
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 0.2
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 86
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 0.1
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 84
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 0.3
Beginning charge: 76
Ending charge: 71
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: None
Summary of Hab operations: No
WATER USE: 52.28 gallons
Water (static tank): 497.72 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages.
Summary of suits and radios:
All radios were used, no problem to mention
Light Suits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 were used
Summary of GreenHab operations: I simply added a piece of cardboard under a cucumber to support it. I watered all the plants and added fertilizer.
WATER USE: 4 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest: None
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
During the morning, Imane weighed the empty tubes for the feces collection. During the day, the crew members collected their feces for the biomedical team.
During the afternoon, Imane, Alba and Arnaud used the science dome for blood and saliva collection to assess stress and immunity markers as well as material preparation for the next few days. We’ve also processed blood samples after their collection. We have frozen the saliva samples and performed a measurement of AMMP-8 in saliva with the ORALyzer ® for the evaluation of oral health.
From 8pm till 8am on Tuesday 2th April, urines will be collected to assess stress levels through neurotransmitters and metabolites analysis.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations:
Maxime built the weather station pole for his experiment, using wrenches and zip ties to create a secure structure for the weather station.
The RAM was also used for Romain’s experiment as an isolated place to work with the TapStrap. Every Crew member needed to use the device, with accelerometers, placed on the fingers to send commanders by moving them. No equipment of the RAM was used.
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing that wasn’t already accounted for.
Summary of health and safety issues: 1 person had a headache but it was quickly resolved
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Except the EVA request, N/A
Journalist Report – April 1st
Crew 296 Journalist report
By Alba Sanchez Montalvo
First day on Mars! This morning, the crew ATLAS had breakfast together after taking their probiotic/placebo treatment and prepared for their morning EVA which was mainly about drones. Half of the crew performed the baseline register for Romain’s experiment and learned how to do different manipulations with his drone. On the other hand, Louis started evaluating the surroundings for his experiment with his drone.
After lunch, Alba, Arnaud and Imane performed blood cell count in a few drops of blood and collected saliva from the crew members for their biomedical research. Right after that, in the afternoon, the other half of the team went on an EVA to do the baseline of Romain’s experiment. Once they were back to the station, Alba collected some blood from the crew members to extract serum and all crew members performed a salivary test for their studies. Maxime went into the Musk Observatory to learn more about how to use the instruments. The crew enjoyed a good time together at the science dome during the analysis.
Later, the crew came back to the main hab and they filled some forms for Loriane and Arnaud’s experiment on the psychological part of the simulation. To finish the day, the crew discussed their next steps and worked together on the daily reports.
Journalist Report – April 4th
By Alba Sánchez Montalvo
We started the day early today because it was a very busy one! In the morning, the whole team were on EVA, in two turns, for Romain’s experiment about manipulating the drone. We did it all during the morning because the wind was expected to be strong in the afternoon. They were two fast EVAs. Back at the station, a delicious meal cooked by Imane was waiting for us, so we all had lunch before doing anything else. Later, Alba, Arnaud and Imane collected their samples for their biomedical research: blood, saliva and inflammatory cell count in blood. To continue with our experiments, we followed Romain’s instructions for the TapStrap on how to order the drone to perform a certain action; we had a consultation with our psychologist Loriane to discuss our personality profiles; last, we had a meeting with Hippolyte for his experiment with our developing AI crew mate. But that’s not all. The team also worked on doing some content in the form of videos for our collaborations and visibility of the project, showing around the different modules and their function in the station. Later on, we sat at the main hab to work on the daily reports and to have our regular meeting where we discussed how the simulation was going for each crew member and talked about ways of improving the experience for the whole team. To finish the day, dinner and a team building activity was planned. Successfully survived the windy conditions on Mars!
GreenHab Report – April 4th
GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 78.6°F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 4.5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 159 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 6:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered the crops with 4.5 gallons of water and harvested some tomatoes for the evening meal and mint to make tea.
Harvest:
Tomatoes (18 pcs) : 63 g
Mint (~40 leaves) : 3 g
Support/supplies needed: None
EVA Report – April 4th
EVA #6
Author: Arnaud de Wergifosse (Scientist)
Purpose of EVA: As the first two EVA’s, this one will be focused on Romain Maddox’s experiment. On Sol 1, he took the baseline for his experiment, this time, he will do the first real data collection and will continue on Sol 8, 11 and 12. The 4 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: 9:51am
Narrative:
Romain’s experiment: After a change of suit and the waiting period in the airlock, we got out, took the rovers and went to Marble Ritual. There, I refreshed the memories of my crew mates on the goal of the experiment and the objectives that they needed to achieve. Once the explanations were over, we started the tests. Romain passed first, then Arnaud, Louis and Imane. During Imane’s turn, the wind started to rise a bit but thankfully, it calmed down really quickly. We then took a couple of pictures of the landscape and headed back to the hab to start the second EVA.
Destination: Marble Ritual
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 4251000 518750
Participants: Romain Maddox (Commander), Imane El Bakkali (Health and Safety officer), Louis Joseph (Engineer) and Arnaud de Wergifosse (Scientist)
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110
Mode of travel: Driving 2 vehicles (Spirit and Perseverance) and walking
Crew Photos – April 3rd
Sol Summary – April 3rd
Sol: 3
Summary Title: Mars is our oyster
Author’s name: Alba Sánchez Montalvo
Mission Status: Ongoing
Sol Activity Summary:
This morning, Maxime and Alba went on an EVA to repair and check on Max’s weather station and explore the surroundings. The rest of the crew stayed at the station and worked on their experiments and tasks in the different modules. After having lunch together, Louis, Arnaud and Hippolyte prepared for their EVA to perform the automatic flight with Louis’ drone to study the area between the MDRS, the Hab Ridge and the North Ridge. Meanwhile, the rest of the team listened to some music and worked on their experiments. Maxime spent some time at the observatory doing solar observations and following the tutorials on how to take pictures. Arnaud, Hippolyte, Romain and Alba spent some time together doing some sports, regretting not having unlimited water to have a shower, reminding us that we are on Mars now! Later, the team sat together to work on the daily reports before having dinner and resting to face one more day.
Look Ahead Plan: the team plans to go on EVA tomorrow, if the windy weather allows, to perform Romain’s experiment with the drone and the TapStrap. The biomedical team will perform the second time point of collection of their samples tomorrow (blood, saliva and salivary test for aMMP-8).
Anomalies in work: At the end of EVA#5, we forgot some equipment in the Curiosity rover. We let Arnaud search for the material without another person accompanying him. We are aware that it is necessary to always have two people outside the station during each outing, and this mistake will not happen again. We will discuss this during our daily meeting to avoid this type of occurrence in the future.
Weather: clear skies, sunny and warm
Crew Physical Status: full or energy, fully adapted to Mars
EVA: For the EVA #4, the astronauts successfully completed their mission by locating the weather station using GPS coordinates gathered during yesterday’s EVA. They used duct tape to fix the wind indicator and replaced the battery. While checking the trap cameras, they found no dust activity due to low wind speed, as expected. After the weather station repairs, they headed west towards Hab Ridge, encountering intriguing geological formations such as small sinkholes in the valley south of the footpath. Upon reaching the ridge’s peak, they captured stunning scenery in photographs. Feeling fatigued and overheated in their suits, the team opted not to venture further east. Descending the ridge via a wash, they returned safely to the hab at 10:31, having walked approximately 1.24 miles.
Regarding EVA #5, comprising Louis, Arnaud, and Hippolyte, utilized the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers for transportation. Initially, the trio journeyed to the North Ridge via Cow Dung Road 0110 to further explore the area discovered during the previous day’s EVA (#3). With growing confidence in their suited mobility, they ascended higher hills than the previous day’s exploration after parking their rovers by the roadside. This provided them with a better understanding of the area south of the North Rim. En route back to the rovers, they paused at the base of the North Ridge to investigate intriguing geological formations and conducted Louis’ inaugural automatic drone flight. Upon reuniting with the rovers, the team proceeded to Cowboy Corner using Cow Dung Road 0110. Once there and with the rover parked, they ventured towards the western hills of Cowboy Corner. This vantage point afforded them a deeper understanding of the area north of Cowboy Corner and a panoramic view not visible from the station. However, conditions and terrain were unsuitable for the planned second automatic drone flight. Drawing from the data collected at North Ridge, Louis opted to cancel the second flight. Subsequently, the crew returned to the MDRS via Cow Dung Road 0110, rejoining their rovers for the journey.
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Journalist’s Report, Greenhab Report, Operations Report, Photos (6-8 pics), EVA Report, EVA Request(s) (if applicable), Astronomy Report (if applicable)
Support Requested: N/A
Operations Report – April 3rd
SOL 3
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 5 (battery) and Suit 9 (visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: Since Louis doesn’t have an EVA scheduled for Sol 5, he intends to inspect the Suit 5 battery with the assistance of Hippolyte on that day.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: n/a
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 275.3
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 61
Currently charging: no
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 289.2
Beginning charge: 82
Ending charge: 53
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers:
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 18.10 gallons
Water (static tank): 456.87 gallons
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages, watching science videos.
Summary of suits and radios:
For the morning EVA:
Radios 2,3,7 were used.
Light Suits 1,4 were used.
For the afternoon EVA:
Radios 2,4,5,8 were used.
Light Suits 2,3,4 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 5 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Basil (~15 leaves) : 7g
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
No activity has been conducted in the science dome today.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations:
No activity has been conducted today.
Summary of any observatory issues:
Maxime observed sunspots visually and using the imaging camera and collected a stack of images from the sun.
Summary of health and safety issues: Everyone feels great.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: put notes here
Concerning the corridors linking the various modules in the station: Louis (Crew Engineer) has started to identify the metal pickets that are not attached to the metallic wire mesh with wire. For the metal pickets attached to the metallic wire mesh via multiple zip-ties, can you confirm that they all need to be replaced by metallic wire ties?
Journalist Report – April 3rd
By Alba Sánchez Montalvo
This morning, Maxime and Alba went on an EVA to x on Max’s weather station and explored the surroundings, going through a few small canyons and sorting out a few little caves on the way. The rest of the crew stayed at the station and worked on their experiments and tasks in the different modules. After having lunch together, Louis, Arnaud and Hippolyte prepared for their EVA to perform an automatic flight with Louis’ drone to study the area between the MDRS, the Hab Ridge and the North Ridge. Meanwhile, the rest of the team listened to some music and worked on their experiments. Maxime spent some time at the observatory doing solar observations getting familiar with following the tutorials on how to take pictures and he captured an image of a prominence and sunspot. Arnaud, Hippolyte, Romain and Alba spent time together doing some sports, regretting not having unlimited water to have a shower… reminding us that we are on Mars now! Later, the team sat together at the main hab to work on the daily reports before having dinner and resting to face one more day.
GreenHab Report – April 3rd
GreenHab Officer: Hippolyte Hilgers
Environmental control:
Heater on (setup temperature = 75°F)
Fan on (to keep temperature below 94°F)
Average temperatures: 77.3°F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 5 gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0 gallons
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 163.5 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 7:00 PM
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered the crops with 5 gallons of water and harvested some basil for the evening meal.
Harvest:
Basil (~15 leaves) 7g
Support/supplies needed: None
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