Category: Operations Report

Crew 289 Operations Report 12-29-2023
SOL: 5
Name of person filing report: Nathan Bitner
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: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
Curiosity Rover used: No
Hours: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
Perseverance Rover used: No
Hours: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 13
Water (static tank): 409
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off): on
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios nominal. The batteries we switched yesterday were both charged by this morning, the original problem was probably caused by a loose connection.
Summary of Greenhab operations:
WATER USE: 5.3 gallons
Heater: on
Supplemental light: off
Harvest:
Dill – 4g
Cilantro – 8g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Dissolved sediments from EVAs using HCL, weighpaper, glass stirring rod, 50mL beakers x 3, a scale, small plastic bags, latex gloves, deionized water, a spatula.
Changed lights and set up sensors in the hydroponics project.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): Used soldering iron for robot construction project inside RAM.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems nominal
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: We are planning two EVAs tomorrow and were wondering if the suits had enough charge to last four and a half hours of total use. We would be checking the charges between one 2 hour and one 2.5 hour EVA.

Date: 12/31/2023
Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Intern trailer heater, Perseverance rear view mirror, Crew car

Power system:
Station Tank: 74%
Director Tank: 71%
Intern Tank: 81%
Generator Tank: 69%

Propane Readings:
Solar: Nominal.
SOC Last 24 hours: Max 100%; Min 70%; Avg 80.0%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 59.01V; Min 41.82; Avg 49.5V.
Generator run time: 4512.5 hours. Oil and air filter changed on 12/26/2023

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 387 gallons
GreenHab – 174 gallons
Outpost tank – 200 gallons
Science Dome – 0 gallons
Hab Toilet Tank emptied: Yes

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: Yes, around campus.
Hours: 196.2
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: 100 %
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: Perseverance rear view mirror broken.

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

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies. Need to be serviced.
Crew Car used and why, where: N/A
General notes and comments: Crew car towed to Loa for repairs.

Summary of Internet: All nominal.
EVA suits and radios: All nominal.
Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: All nominal.
Summary of Hab Operations: All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: All nominal.
Summary of SciDome Operations: All nominal.
Summary of Observatories Operations: All nominal.
Summary of RAM Operations: All nominal.
Summary of Outpost Operations: Intern trailer heater isn’t functional and was dropped off for repairs on 12/22/2024
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: A lot of tourists trespassing starting December 22nd.

SOL: 4
Name of person filing report: Nathan Bitner
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: None
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 240.0
Beginning Charge: 100%
Ending Charge: 36%
Currently Charging: No
Opportunity Rover used: No
Hours: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
Curiosity Rover used: Yes
Hours: 262.5
Beginning Charge: 100%
Ending Charge: 30%
Currently Charging: No
Perseverance Rover used: No
Hours: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 26.4
Water (static tank): 422.6
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off): on
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal
Summary of suits and radios: The back panel on suit 11 is now secured. Vertically adjusting the back panel and making sure the screw is angled to bite into the wood secured it. Thank you for advising.
Suit 8 seems to not be charging, the batteries in 8 and 6 have been swapped for overnight charging. We’ll do another test in the morning to see if this is a battery or suit problem. (Suit 6 functions normally)
Summary of Greenhab operations:
WATER USE: 5.1
Heater: on
Supplemental light: off
Harvest: None
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Labelled oyster samples from previous EVA.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): No work done or tools used.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems nominal
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Crew 289 Operations Report 12-27-2023
SOL: 3
Name of person filing report: Nathan Bitner
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: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
Curiosity Rover used: No
Hours: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
Perseverance Rover used: No
Hours: (Before EVA)
Beginning Charge: (Before EVA)
Ending Charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently Charging:
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 22 gallons
Water (static tank): 449
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off): on
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal
Summary of suits and radios: The back panel of suit 11 was loose because the screw on one side is loose, it was secured with masking tape for EVA and functioned nominally.
Summary of Greenhab operations:
WATER USE: 2.3 gallons
Heater: on
Supplemental light: off
Harvest:
Basil – 7g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Used greeenhab water from static tank to clean oysters collected from EVA with 1000mL beaker, they’re currently drying in there. Greenhab officer put kale seeds into the hydroponics system that is also stored in the science dome.
Dual split: Heat or AC: On
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): Worked on soldering battery packs for engineer research project.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems nominal
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: In response to the question about the screw in suit 11, we did find a replacement in the RAM since the original was bent out of shape, however the screw hole has been widened enough by the previous screw that it no longer holds very securely.

SOL: 2
Name of person filing report: Nathan Bitner
Non-nominal systems: None
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: NO
Hours: Previous
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 152.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 74%
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 262.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 78%
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 281.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 73%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: Spirit charging issue resolved with greenhab plugin.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 27 gallons
Water (static tank): 471 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.4 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:
56 g Kale
30 g arugala
22 g lettuce
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
Took ph strips and sensor into the greenhab to measure soil ph.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done):
Worked on soldering new components to prototype sensor.
One screw was removed to replace a bent one in EVA suit 11, suit functions normal now.
Moved water level tape measurer into hab.
Moved 2 wrenches into the greenhab for mini farm adjustment.
Insulation tape, wire cutters, scissors, and twine removed for drone EVA, will be returned to RAM tomorrow.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
For the station monitoring project we require wifi to send data to the online dashboard. Right now we only have this during comm windows, can we have the permanent wifi information to send updates throughout the day?

SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Nathan Bitner
Non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 239.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 72%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 152.3
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: first day of sim, did not measure previous day use
Water (static tank): 498 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 4.15 gallons (Sol 0 and 1)
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Lettuce – 18 g ( Sol 0)
Kale – 95 g
Cilantro – 4 g
Arugula- 12 g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Prepped hydroponics setup for research project, didn’t use major equipment.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): No work was conducted in RAM. A multimeter was removed for future EVA charge testing Measuring tape for measuring water level. Two Phillips screwdrivers were also removed for reattaching a loose screw from EVA suit 11. None of these have yet been returned.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Can we move the humidifier from the upper hab to the greenhouse?
Does the science dome fan consume too much power to run all the time?
The Greenhab supplemental light was used temporarily in the day, does that constitute a Yes under greenhab operations on this form?
For this report I used the current charge status of the rovers, but we did not plug it in immediately after use. Should we use whether we plugged it in or current status?

Date: 12/24/2023
Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Intern trailer heater, Perseverance rear view mirror, Crew car

Power system:
Solar: Nominal. On 12/20/2023 the system went offline shortly after switching from generator to solar. Reason unknown, VDC didn’t drop below 42V.
SOC Last 24 hours: Max 100%; Min 82%; Avg 87.8%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 59.71V; Min 43.68; Avg 50.50V.
Generator run time: 4422.4 hours. Oil changed on 12/18/2023

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 83%
Director Tank: 85%
Intern Tank: 87%
Generator Tank: 85%

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 545 gallons
GreenHab – 200 gallons
Outpost tank – 300 gallons
Science Dome – 0 gallons
Hab Toilet Tank emptied: No

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: Yes, around campus.
Hours: 196.0
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: 100 %
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance, Spirit batteries refilled and terminals cleaned on 12/17/2023. Perseverance positive long battery wire replaced "

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

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies. Need to be serviced.
Crew Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies.
General notes and comments: Crew car has major coolant leak from the engine. The vehicle is not drivable at the moment and will be scheduled to be taken for repairs.

Summary of Internet: All nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: All nominal
Comms: All nominal

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: All nominal
Summary of Hab Operations: All nominal. Main heater filter will be replaced on 12/24/2023.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: All nominal
Summary of SciDome Operations: All nominal
Summary of Observatories Operations: All nominal
Summary of RAM Operations: All nominal
Summary of Outpost Operations: Intern trailer heater isn’t functional and was dropped off for repairs on 12/22/2023
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: All nominal.

SOL: 11
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: Crew car.
Notes on non-nominal systems: Crew car sprung a coolant leak that needs to be repaired by mechanic. Mission support is aware and coordinating repairs.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 151.0
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 44 %
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 280.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 31%
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: Rovers are functioning properly.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 23 gallons
Water (static tank): 266 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: Yes.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.0 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest:
Parsley – 14 g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome was used today for geology sample packing. The photolithography set-up in the laminar hood was taken down. The laminar hood is now back to its normal configuration. Photolithography samples and waste material were packed and removed from ScienceDome. Waste will be taken away by the crew when leaving MDRS.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): No work was conducted in the RAM today. Dremel stand used for lithography was returned to the RAM.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.

SOL: 12
Name of person filing report: Jesus Meza-Galvan
Non-nominal systems: All systems are nominal.
Notes on non-nominal systems: No non-nominal systems.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:

Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: No rovers were used today.
Summary of Hab operations: 110-120 gallons of water were re-filled for cleaning and crew showers. HAB, Science Dome, RAM, Green Hab were moped today for departure tomorrow.
WATER USE: 60-70 gallons
Water (static tank): 298 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied: No.
Summary of internet: Internet is nominal.
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios are nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 2.0 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: On
Harvest: No harvest.

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Science dome was cleaned and samples were removed prior to departure tomorrow.
Dual split: Heat or AC: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): RAM was cleaned prior to departure tomorrow.
Summary of any observatory issues: All systems are nominal.
Summary of health and safety issues: No health or safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None.