Crew 297 Operations Report 18-04-2024
SOL: 4
Name of person filing report: Matt Lynch (Engineer)
Non-nominal systems: Suit 2 (stuck valve), Suit 9 (broken visor), Radio 2 (likely damaged antenna)
Notes on non-nominal systems: The issues with Suit 2 and 9 were already noted before our mission. The issue with Suit 4 was fixed today. Fixes were attempted with Suit 2, however the two valve components are extremely stuck together. We propose drilling/sawing out the jammed valve, this will destroy the stuck component, but enable us to salvage the remaining pieces and return Suit 2 to functional operation. See below for specifics on Radio 2.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: 251.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 61%
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 278.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 66%
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: NA
Summary of Hab operations: 1 bag of non-burnal (NB) trash for pickup
WATER USE: 46.9 gallons
Water (static tank): 333.1 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Looking up recipes, downloading entertainment, downloading navigation applications, report formatting methods, catching up on Earthly news
Summary of suits and radios: Comms issued occurred with Radio 2 on EVA, diagnostics back at the hab revealed a likely damaged antenna as the cause but we were unable to fully recreate the problems
Radios 1,2,5, and 6 were used.
EVA Suits 1,4,6, and 7 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 3 gallons
Heater: Yes
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest: 4g of cherry tomatoes
Summary of ScienceDome operations: A noxious sulfur-like smell has been noted in the ScienceDome, likely coming from the BioReactor experiment being autonomously performed there from a previous crew. This smell was not noticed the first two sols of this mission.
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): Wrenches, mallets, and other tools were used in performing Suit repair.
Summary of any observatory issues: NA