Category: Operations Report

Crew 293 Operations Report 26-02-2024

SOL: 8

Name of person filing report: Leo Tokaryev

Non-nominal systems: Suits 4 and 5

Notes on non-nominal systems:

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Opportunity rover used:Yes

Hours:164.4

Beginning charge:100

Ending charge:60

Currently charging:Yes

Curiosity rover used: yes

Hours: 268

Beginning charge:100

Ending charge:57

Currently charging:Yes

Perseverance rover used:No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

General notes on rovers:we first wanted to use perseverance instead of curiosity, but it was only 75% charged, so we went with perseverance instead.

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 8.13 gallons

Water (static tank): 380 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: the batteries of the suits 4,5 and 6 were replaced, we did the same 4h test with air flow and voltage, see details in the “suit test” sheet(page 3, "SOL8 NEW TEST"). We do not recommend and won’t use the suits 4 and 5 even though the batteries were changed, but the suit 6 functions really well.

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 8 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22h-2h automatic

Harvest: 104 g of radish

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: we had the same issue with the smell, but the sensor showed “E” as “Empty”. So it is clearly not functioning. Thus, we decided to empty the tank every 3 days(we noticed that the smell was coming back every 4 days) no matter what the indicator shows, is that ok?
About the suits, as mentioned before, we changed the batteries, but the suits 4 and 5 are still not functioning well. If you could order some new batteries, we could fix the suits and run the tests for the next crews.

Crew 293 Operations Report 21-02-2024

SOL:2

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: 5.5 gallons

Water (static tank): 421.3 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): ON

Static tank heater (On or off): ON

Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet:

Summary of suits and radios:

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 9.1 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 10pm-2am

Harvest: 333g tomatoes

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

Dual split: Heat or AC, On

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): same as yesterday : Used drill, diverse tools(hammer, screwdrivers, etc.), used a few screws.

Summary of any observatory issues: none

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

We have a question about the power supply of the station: we have 1 laptop that is supposed to be on 24/7 for important measures. The issue is that this laptop is the only one capable of doing it and unfortunately it has serious power issues: it shuts down as soon as it’s not plugged in. Yesterday when the power supply of the station was switched from solar panels to generator, everything shut down and we had to restart everything. Do you think it is possible to change the way of switching power so it doesn’t turn off the electricity of the entire station? Maybe you could leave the lower deck powered but not the rest of the station while switching the power source?

Crew 293 Operations Report 22-02-2024

SOL:3

Name of person filing report:Leo Tokaryev

Non-nominal systems: Hammer

Notes on non-nominal systems: One hammer with an elastic head was unfortunately broken during the EVA of this morning.

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: Yes

Hours: 268.7

Beginning charge:100%

Ending charge:68%

Currently charging:Yes

Perseverance rover used: Yes

Hours: 284.3

Beginning charge:93%

Ending charge:68%

Currently charging:Yes

General notes on rovers:none

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 3.8 gallons

Water (static tank): 417.5 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off):On

Static tank heater (On or off):On

Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet: none

Summary of suits and radios: all suits and radios were functional for the EVA

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 6 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: automatic control 22h-2h

Harvest: 3grams of basil

Summary of ScienceDome operations: none

Dual split: Heat or AC, On

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) some work will be performed this night to prepare tomorrow’s EVA

Summary of any observatory issues:

Summary of health and safety issues:

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

1) We were wondering if the water consumption sheet was functioning well. The sheet says that we used 3.8 gallons of water today, but after our calculations it should be a lot more (8L for dishes, at least 2L for hygiene, 10L at least for drinking so it should be at least 5 gallons…) I know that the sheet is not precise especially in the first few inches because of the geometry of the water tank, but isn’t this difference too big?

2) About yesterday’s question: what is an UPS? Is there a particular charging port that we should use in the science dome in order to not lose power during the power source switch? Could you explain more about how we could fix this problem? Thank you!

Crew 293 Operations Report 22-02-2024

SOL:4

Name of person filing report: Leo Tokaryev

Non-nominal systems: Suit n°2 and Suit n°6

Notes on non-nominal systems:

Suit n°2: one of two attachments that is supposed to hold the red circle that is holding the helmet is broken, we suppose that it broke during yesterday’s EVA.

Suit n°6: the suit has a serious problem with power. After 3 hours of EVA, the suit was on 9V, which made the ventilation system inefficient and caused a medical event right at the end of the EVA. The suit loses energy too fast, and still is too dangerous to use even though the battery was replaced by the previous crew.

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:Yes

Hours: 164.2

Beginning charge:100

Ending charge:72

Currently charging:Yes

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Perseverance rover used:Yes

Hours:284.4

Beginning charge:95

Ending charge:61

Currently charging:Yes

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 9.8 gallons

Water (static tank): 407.9 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: The radios were functioning well.

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 6 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22h-2h on automatic

Harvest: nothing

Summary of ScienceDome operations: put notes here

Dual split: Heat or AC, On

Summary of RAM operations: RAM wasn’t used today

Summary of any observatory issues: none

Summary of health and safety issues: see the HSO report about the medical event that was caused by the malfunction of one of the EVA suits.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

1) We decided to test all the suits’ battery usage, we will inform you after we have our results. Our protocol is to put all the suits on maximum ventilation mode and take voltage and air flow measurements every 30 minutes to test their battery usage. We will conduct this testing for 4 hours since it is the maximum time of an EVA. I believe that previous tests that were made on suit N°6 were conducted only for one hour, that is why the problem wasn’t detected. We will send you the full results, but for the moment we already identified some problems in suits 4 and 6.

We had an issue with toilets today: the odors were too strong not only in the restroom, but in the whole lower deck and even in some rooms in the upper deck. We emptied the toilets hoping that it would solve the problem, but the sensor only indicated that the tank was 1/3 full. I don’t know what is the source of the problem: the ventilation, the toilets or the sensor that wasn’t indicating the right value.

Date: 2/18/2024
Name of person filing report: Ben Stanley
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Hab wall heater, solar observatory, perseverance parking brake

Power system:
Solar: Nominal.
SOC Last 24 hours: Max 98%; Min 39%; Avg 69.1%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 59.52V; Min 38.52; Avg 49.53V.
Generator run time: 5134.2 hours. Serviced on 02/18/2024, oil changed

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 79%
Director Tank: 81%
Intern Tank: 83%
Generator Tank: 76%

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 550 gallons
GreenHab – 200 gallons
Outpost tank – 480 gallons
Science Dome – 0 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: No

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: No
Hours: 196.6
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: 100 %
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: Perseverance is back to normal.

ATV:
ATV’s Used: None. Nothing to report.

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies. Serviced on 2/12/24 – oil, oil filter, air filter, tires rotated, tire leak repaired, Mechanic note: looks like P/S cooler lines starting to leak
Crew Car used and why, where: In GJ with incoming crew
General notes and comments: N/A

Summary of Internet: All nominal.

EVA suits and radios:
Suits: All nominal
Comms: All nominal

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why:
Sergii’s notes: remaining three fire extinguishers were serviced on 02/13/2024

Summary of Hab Operations: Wall heater is not functioning. Diagnostic is pending.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: All nominal
Summary of SciDome Operations: All nominal

Summary of Observatories Operations: Solar observatory telescope diagonal has two snapped screws. Repairs pending.

Summary of RAM Operations: All nominal
Summary of Outpost Operations: All nominal.
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: All nominal.

[title HSO Beginning Of Mission Checklist – February 18th]

HSO BEGINNING OF MISSION CHECKLIST 2022-2023

Submitted by: Lise Lefauconnier

Crew: 293

Date: 02/18/2024

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:

Did not find the intercom in lower deck. This has been discussed with the site manager, Ben.You will find below the Safety Equipment Inventory completed.

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

1. Stairs: all clear

2. Emergency window: all clear

3. Commander’s window: all clear

Part Three:

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

In the EVA bag:

– Marker

– Scissors

– Emergency thermal blanket

– Compressed gauze Z-folded

– Dressing

– Alcohol prep pads

– Antiseptic Towelette

– Adhesive bandage

– Sterile gauze swab

– Tourniquet

– Emergency compression bandage

– Triangular bandage

– Elastic bandage

– Adhesive tape

– Examination gloves

– Splint

In the little locker:

– Instant cold compresses

– Eyewash, eye pads and tape

– Burn dressing

– Plastic bandages

– Antibiotic ointment

– First aid/ Burn cream

– Hand sanitizer

– Nitrile exam gloves

– BZK Antiseptic towelettes

– Triangular bandage & CPR face shield

– Adhesive tape

– Trauma pad

– First aid guide

– Gauze dressing pads

– Scissors

– Tweezers

In the large locker:

– Ibuprofen

– Hydrogen peroxide

– Fingertip pulse oximeter

– Isopropyl alcohol

– First aid antiseptic

– Infrared thermometer

– Electronic blood pressure monitor

– Earloop face masks

– Cotton swabs

– Athletic tape

– Stretch gauze bandage rolls

– Pen

– Self adhering wrap

– Band-aid pack

– Thermal blankets

– Elastic bandage

– Adhesive tape

– Dramamine

– Clip

– Triangular bandage

Note any safety issues: Nominal

Note any health/environmental issues: Nominal

Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies: None

Safety Equipment Inventory 2022-2023

	HAB Upper deck	HAB Lower deck	RAM	GreenHab	ScienceDome	Rovers
CO monitor	Tested, works	Tested, works	Tested, works	Tested, works	Tested, works
Escape ladder	ok
Eyewash					ok
Fire blanket	ok		ok		ok
Fire extinguisher	ok	ok	ok	ok	ok
First Aid		X
Intercom	ok	Not found	ok	ok	ok
Nightlight		ok	ok
Propane alarm	Tested, works	Tested, works
Radios (Channels 10 and 22)	ok	ok	ok	ok	ok
Small fire extinguisher	Not found
Smoke alarm	Tested, works	Tested, works	Tested, works	Tested, works	Tested, works
Tow rope						ok

Crew 293 Operations Report 19-02-2024

SOL:1

Name of person filing report:Leo Tokaryev

Non-nominal systems:None

Notes on non-nominal systems:

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No because of low charge

Hours: (before EVA) 246h

Beginning charge: (Before EVA)76

Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging) rover not used

Currently charging: no

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours:164

Beginning charge:85

Ending charge:71

Currently charging:no

Curiosity rover used: Yes, wo times: 1st EVA/2nd EVA

Hours:268,5/286,6

Beginning charge:84/100

Ending charge:65/86

Currently charging:no

Perseverance rover used:Yes

Hours:284,2

Beginning charge:80

Ending charge:65

Currently charging:no

General notes on rovers:none

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 3,1 gallons

Water (static tank): 426,9 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): ON

Static tank heater (On or off): ON

Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet: we decided to be constantly connected to MDRSCampus internet, without using it for other reasons that creating a local network to transfer files more fluently between our different PCs. The internet won’t be used for reading/sending emails except during communication window, and normally never for other reasons.

Summary of suits and radios: during both EVA, all of the radios were above 8V and the suits above 13V, so everything is OK.

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): Used drill, diverse tools(hammer, screwdrivers, etc.), used a few screws.

Summary of any observatory issues: none

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: none

Crew 292 Operations Report 13-02-2024

SOL: #9

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 #11

Hours: 161.8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 40%

Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: EVA #11

Hours: 266.7

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 34%

Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: Not used

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 25.7 gallons

Water (static tank): 259.27 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: Suits and radios had no issues for EVA #011.

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 9.2 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22:00 – 02:00

Harvest: 13g Sage, 10g Parsley, 29g Kale, 7g Arugula, 4g Lettuce, 40g Tomatoes, 70g Basil

Summary of ScienceDome operations: I used it for my analysis of concretions. A quick test was performed on the concretion samples collected by Crew 291 using vinegar. 100 ml Vinegar was used for the test keeping safety in check. I used a hammer from RAM to crush and sieve the rock samples. Crew Biologist targeted PCR for ID, made up media, and inoculated them with samples from yesterday. He also performed another targeted PCR for yesterday’s samples. He also taught crew members (Bharti, Clare and me) the procedure of performing PCR for DNA identification on the samples collected from the field. Crew Artist, Green Hab Officer and Astronomer used it for their drawings.

Dual split: Heat On

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) Received the three fire extinguishers which were put up for maintenance and repair. They are safely kept in RAM, Science Dome and Green Hab. I used a RAM hammer to break the concretion samples into small pieces.

Summary of any observatory issues: put notes here

Summary of health and safety issues: put notes here

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: put notes here

Crew 292 Operations Report 14-02-2024

SOL: #10

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 #12

Hours: 162.5

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 33%

Currently charging: No (since the EVA was completed in the evening)

Curiosity rover used: EVA #12

Hours: 267.3

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 40%

Currently charging: No (since the EVA was completed in the evening)

Perseverance rover used: Not used

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 23.16 gallons

Water (static tank): 236.11 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (On or off): On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of Internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios worked great for today’s EVA. Suits #7, 8, 9, and 10 were used for EVA #12.

Summary of Green Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 8.2 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22:00-02:00

Harvest: No harvest

Summary of Science Dome operations: The crew Biologist used it to perform targeted PCR on soil sample #2 and DNA extraction on some samples where growth was suspected. Green Hab Officer assisted him with these tasks.

Dual split: Heat On

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns, and requests to Mission Support: None

Crew 292 Operations Report 15-02-2024

SOL: #11

Name of person filing report: Rajvi Patel

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: EVA #13

Hours: (before EVA): 245.8

Beginning charge: (Before EVA): 96%

Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging): 61%

Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: EVA #14

Hours: 268.0

Beginning charge: 94%

Ending charge: 44%

Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: EVA #14

Hours: 163.3

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 53%

Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: EVA #13

Hours: 284.0

Beginning charge: 86%

Ending charge:63%

Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 20.58 gallons

Water (static tank): 215.53 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (On or off): On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: No issues with suits or radios on today’s EVA #13. Suits #7, #8, #9 and #10 were used for today’s EVA.

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 8 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22:00-02:00

Harvest: Lettuce: 30g, Kale: 17g, Radish: 129g, Basil: 7g, Parsley: 9g, Arugula: 14g, Red cabbage leaves: 18g, Tomatoes: 137g

Summary of Science Dome operations: In the morning the science dome was used to run one gel visualisation of the functional PCR test carried out yesterday on the DNA extracted from the "soil 2" sample and found that the DNA contains the large subunit gene hhyL of the group 1h [NiFe]-hydrogenases, potentially meaning that there are organisms present in the soil that perform hydrogen oxidation. In the afternoon non-targeted PCR run and gel visualisation of DNA extracted from media that appears to have grown microorganisms from previous inoculations, ultimately no DNA was found in the extracts.

Dual split: Heat On

Summary of RAM operations: Not used

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None