Category: Operations Report

Crew 280 Operations Report 16-04-2023
SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Cesca Cufí – Crew Engineer (assisted by Neus Sabaté – Mission Specialist)
Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Rovers
Spirit rover used:
Hours: 216.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 93%
Currently charging: no
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 120.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%. We confirm the rover display was showing 100% battery charge after the EVA.
Currently charging: no
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 229.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 99%
Currently charging: no
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 261.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 96%
Currently charging: no
General notes on rovers: non
Summary of Hab operations:
Water use: can not be estimated as water content has increased
Water (static tank): 229 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 18:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports.
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits: space suit number 2 found with the collar mounted upside down and with only one metal bridle (see attached picture “spacesuit_2”). It has been repaired with a spare metallic bridle.
Radios: short fail in communication channel 1 while in EVA to Marble Ritual on radio 2 and channel 2 on radio 5.
Radio 2: the COMMS EVA responsible, Mariona, was not able to hear the COMMS Station responsible on channel 1 for a couple of minutes. The issues appeared when the crew member Mariona was far away from the station but still on sight from the station (no terrain obstruction possible). The operation of channel 1 was switched to crew member Carla, the backup responsible. She maintained communication with the Station and reported the issue. The COMMS on channel 1 with radio 2 were recovered without specific troubleshooting. No troubleshooting was tried. The second EVA didn’t report any issues operating on the same channel around the same location.
Radio 5: the COMMS on channel 2 had some issues. The crew member was pressing the PTT button but the voice was not heard after some seconds. That is, there was a delay on the activation of the voice message (greater than the common delay). This issue appears when the crew member operating the radio was already back to the station, next to the Hub, and was getting off the rover. The crew member being close to the station and ready to enter the Hub, no troubleshooting was tried.
We will troubleshoot the future radio issues during the EVA on-site.
Both radios were working fine during pre-EVA check and most of the EVA time. Both radios have been tested after EVA and they work nominally.
We highly suspect a misconnection on the headsets plug, maybe due to the movement of the crew members.
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: ok.
Radio batteries charged after EVA.
Spacesuit batteries plugged.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
Water use: 13 gallons
Heater: off
Supplemental light: off
Harvest: 1g (thyme, sage), 114 g microgreens, 56 g cherry tomatoes
Summary of Science Dome operations:
Transport of science material to the dome.
Dual split: off
Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues: none
Robotic observatory: Not working. Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation.
Summary of health and safety issues:
Cesca, Ari and Núria were back at the station at 11.30h this morning. Crew Engineer Cesca Cufí has been checked in Moab Regional Hospital for abdominal pain. After some exams: appendicitis discarded, it may be an intestinal infection. Cesca was given some antibiotics at the hospital last night and prescribed some antibiotics and pain killers for the next 5 days. Cesca feels a lot better, still with some pain but functional.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Spacesuit 2: to properly repair the spacesuit, we’ve searched for the metallic bridles in the RAM but we couldn’t find any. Do you confirm there are no spare bridles of this king in the station? If any, we will replace the plastic bridle for the metallic one. Thanks.
Update: The plastic bridle has been replaced by the metallic one.

Crew 280 HSO Beginning of Mission Checklist 16-04-2023

Submitted by: Laia Ribas Green Hub Officer on behalf of Crew HSO Ariadna Farres

Crew: 280

Date: 16/04/2023

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:

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

1. Stairs – there is a problem with the third step of the starway and this is a safety issue

2. Emergency window – OK

3. Commander’s window – OK

Part 3:

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

Note any safety issues:

Note any health/environmental issues:

Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies:

Safety Equipment Inventory 2022-2023

Part 1:

	HAB Upper deck	HAB Lower deck	RAM	Green Hab	Science Dome	Rovers
CO monitor	X	X	X Not working	X	X
Escape ladder	X
Eyewash
Fire blanket	X		X		X
Fire extinguisher	X	X	X	X	X
First Aid		X
Intercom	X	X	X	X	X
Nightlight		X	X
Propane alarm	X	X
Radios (channels 1 and 22)	x	X	X	X	X
Small fire extinguisher
Smoke alarm	X	X	X	X	X
Tow rope						X

Part 2:

Every emergency escape routes are functional and clear:

1. Stairs

2. Emergency window (ladder)

3. Commander’s window (ladder)

Part 3:

Here is the inventory of the first aid kits found in the lower Hab:

In the American Red Cross closet:

• BZK antiseptic towelette : 4

• Alcohol prep pads: 5

• CPR face shield:1

• Gauze bandage roll: 0

• First aid scotch: 1

• Antibiotic ointment: 1

• Hand sanitizer (full package): 10

• First aid burn cream: 3

• Pairs of nitrile exam gloves (full package): 2

• Plastic bandages (out of 25): 25

• Burn dressing: 1

• 2 eye pads and 1 eye wash full

• Instant cold compress: 1

• Pair of scissors + tweezers: 1 + 1

In the First Aid closet (with mirror):

• Nitrile examination gloves: 0

• Fingertip pulse oximeter: 1

• 3 coated caplets of Ibuprofen for a 50 caplets box + box Ibuprofen NSAID

• One forehead thermometer

• Electronic blood pressure monitor

• Box of 25 masks

• Over 300 hundreds cotton swabs

• 0 full nail polish remover bottle

• ¾ + 1/5 full isopropyl alcohol (antiseptic) bottles

• Almost full Witch hazel bottle for skin irritations and minor cuts

• 2 bottles (473mL+946mL) almost full of hydrogen peroxide antiseptic bottles

• Triangular bandage: 6

• Dramamine tablets: 12

• Self-Adhering Sport wrap: 1

• Athletic tape: 1

In the Small first aid kit box in the closet:

• Large gauze pad: 1

• Rescue blanket: 0

• Small bag with many different-sized bandages

• Alcohol wipe: 5

• Dramamine : 2 orange flavored tablet (out of 2)

• 7 alcoholic swipes

• 5 gauze bandages

Here are the first aid kit to be refilled:

• Rescue blanket: 0

Safety issues:

There is a problem with the third step of the stairway and this is a safety issue.

No health/environmental issues

No missing or recommended health and safety supplies

Crew 280 Operations Report 16.04.2023

Crew 280 Operations Report 16-04-2023
SOL: 0
Name of person filing report: Neus Sabaté – Crew Mission Specialist
Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory
Notes on non-nominal systems: Replacement parts are scheduled to be installed during crew 261 rotation
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: NA
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: NA
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: NA
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: NA
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: (used only for training today)
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE:
Water (static tank): 158 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: YES
Summary of internet: used from 13:00 to 21:00 for personal communication and reports
Summary of suits and radios: still not used – training pending
Summary of GreenHab operations: /
WATER USE: It has been refilled
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: None
Summary of ScienceDome operations: NA
Dual split: /
Summary of RAM operations: taking tape to measure water tank level
Summary of any observatory issues: see above
Summary of health and safety issues: crew engineer Cesca Cufí felt sick with stomach ache and has been taken to the Moab Regional Hospital for a check. HSO Ariadna Farrés and Crew Journalist Nuria Jar accompanied her.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: none
Crewcar info:
Mileage: 215613
Oil level: fine
Gas level: was full upon reception, refilled up to full tank at Hollow’s Mountain upon arrival
We observed damages on the plastic protectors from the windows (see pictures attached).

Supplemental Operations Report 15-Apr-2023

Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov

Reason for Report: Routine.

Non-Nominal Systems: Robotic observatory.
Action taken for non-nominal systems: New parts for Robotic observatory are received and scheduled to be installed during Crew 261 rotation.

Power system:
Solar:SOC Last 24 hours: Max 100%; Min 70 %; Avg 82.4%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 59.15V; Min 44.06; Avg 51.65V.
On April 14th all three pairs of breakers in solar chargers input were tripped, for unknown reason. After reset all work is nominal.

Power System Notes: Generator run time about 11:30pm – 7am. On April 13th and 14th start time about 10-11pm due to clouds and crew final cleaning. Hours – 3695.8. Serviced on April 15th.

Propane Reading Station Tank: 56%
Propane Reading Director Tank: 73%
Propane Reading Intern Tank: 72%
Propane Reading Generator Tank: 55%

Water (Static Tank) – 200 gallons
Water in GreenHab – less than 40 gallons
Water (Outpost tank) – 353 gallons
Water in Science Dome: 0 gallons
Hab Toilet Tank emptied: n/a

Sojourner rover used: No
Hours: 190.4
Beginning Charge: 100
Ending Charge: 100
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: All are plugged in, charged. All corroded battery wires were received and replaced. Sojourner needs one additional short battery wire to be replaced. It will be ordered as soon as possible.
ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): None
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? No
ATV Fuel Used: 0 Gals
Ethanol Free Gasoline — 0 Gallons
# Hours the ATVs were Used today: 0
Notes on ATV: All parked at the outpost and awaiting to be taken to service.

HabCar used and why, where? To Loa for repair. Malfunctioned alternator was replaced and Hab Car is scheduled to be picked up next Wednesday, April 19th.

Crew Car used and why, where? Yes. To Hanksville for water runs and supplies, by crew to Grand Junction.

General notes and comments: nothing to report

Dual Split in Science Dome: off due to warmer weather.

Summary of Internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: Nominal

EVA COMMS: Nominal

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: nothing to report

Summary of General Operations: All nominal.

Summary of Hab operations: Nominal. The heater air filter was replaced today. One mouse was caught on the lower deck. First AID kit was resupplied with Dramamine.

Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal.

Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.

Summary of any Observatory Issues: New parts for Robotic observatory are received and scheduled to be installed during Crew 261 rotation .

Summary of RAM Operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost Operations:

Director’s trailer:
1) Toilet flush is leaking from time to time and will need to be replaced. Parts are on hand.
Interns trailer:
1) Bathroom faucet has been replaced.
2) Trailer cleaned and heater set up to 55 F due to warm weather.

Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

Questions, Concerns, Supplies needed and Requests: Nothing to report

Crew 279 Operations Report 14-04-2023

SOL: 12

Name of person filing report: Ioana Dimitrova

Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory, Opportunity

Notes on non-nominal systems:

Robotic observatory: awaiting a solution from the manufacturer.
Opportunity Rover : see rover section

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 216,4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 73%
Currently charging: yesc
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 120,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 229,4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 77%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 260,9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: one of the battery wires on the driver side of Opportunity is corroded out and needs to be replaced.

Summary of Hab operations: Music influence on stress experiment was conducted. 3D printer was dismounted.
WATER USE: 38,48
Water (static tank): 230,52
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet: used from 14:00 to 21:00 for experiments and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: Radios charging nominal. Suits charging nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 16,9
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 284 g tomatoes, 994 g cucumber
Summary of ScienceDome operations : cleaning, bacteria prepared for trip
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off

Summary of RAM operations: cleaning
Summary of any observatory issues: none
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

Crew 279 Operations Report 13-04-2023

SOL: 11

Name of person filing report: Ioana Dimitrova

Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory, Opportunity

Notes on non-nominal systems:

Robotic observatory: awaiting a solution from the manufacturer.
Opportunity Rover : see rover section

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 216,2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 67%
Currently charging: no
Opportunity rover used: yes
Hours: 120,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 89%
Currently charging: no
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 229,2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 69%
Currently charging: no
Perseverance rover used: yes
Hours: 260,9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 87%
Currently charging: no
General notes on rovers: one of the battery wires on the driver side of Opportunity is corroded out and needs to be replaced.

Summary of Hab operations: Music influence on stress experiment was conducted.
WATER USE: 22.9
Water (static tank): 269
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet: used from 14:00 to 21:00 for experiments and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: Radios charging nominal.
Suit 2 battery was changed and suit 2 is nominal now. Faulty one is placed in RAM along with the other one.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 13,7
Heater: On
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: none
Summary of ScienceDome operations : bacteria that were recuperated this morning were taken out of the liquid environment and put in agar medium cultures to be able to analyze them tomorrow by CFU.
Dual split: Heat or AC, Off

Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues: see above for robotic observatory. Tracking error at New Mexico observatory. See Observatory report.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

Crew 279 Operations Report 12-04-2023

SOL: 10

Name of person filing report: Ioana Dimitrova

Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory, Opportunity, suit 2

Notes on non-nominal systems:

Robotic observatory: awaiting a solution from the manufacturer.

Opportunity Rover : see rover section

Suit 2: see summary of suits

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: yes

Hours: 215,8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 69%

Currently charging: no

Opportunity rover used: yes

Hours: 120,4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 86%

Currently charging: no

Curiosity rover used: yes

Hours: 228,8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 67%

Currently charging: no

Perseverance rover used: yes

Hours: 260,8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 80%

Currently charging: no

General notes on rovers: one of the battery wires on the driver side of Opportunity is corroded out and needs to be replaced.

Summary of Hab operations: Music influence on stress experiment was conducted. 3D print of second part of regolith collector LunariaOne. Maps taken by drone were processed.

WATER USE: 16,4

Water (static tank): 291,9

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off

Static tank heater (On or off): off

Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet: used from 14:00 to 21:00 for experiments and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: Radios charging nominal.

Suit 2 battery problem. Ventilation was less strong than usual. Battery was checked by the Crew Engineer. Here is the data every 20 min. We suppose the battery is faulty. Should the Crew Engineer change it?

Time (min)	0	20	40	60	80
Tension (V)	12,69	4,22	4,04	2,7	1,8

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 15,8

Heater: On

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest: 186g of cherry tomatoes

Summary of ScienceDome operations : none

Dual split: Heat or AC, Off

Summary of RAM operations: none

Summary of any observatory issues: see above for robotic observatory. Tracking error at New Mexico observatory. See Observatory report.

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

• Just to be sure, at what time does our simulation finish exactly on Saturday the 15th?

• Also, since we got confused with the rovers, here are the numbers for the rovers depending on the sols:

	SOL 6	SOL 7	SOL 8	SOL 9	SOL 10
PERSY	260,4 with 100%	260,5 with 79%	260,5 with 100%	260,6 with 80%	260,8 with 80%
CURY	228 with 54%	228,5 with 66%	228,5 with 100%	228,5 with 100%	228,8 with 67%
SPIRIT	215 with 51%	215,5 with 66%	215,5 with 100%	215,5 with 100%	215,8 with 69%
OPPY	120 with 100%	120,1 with 83%	120,1 with 100%	120,2 with 100%	120,4 with 86%

Crew 279 Operations Report 11-04-2023
SOL: 9
Name of person filing report: Ioana Dimitrova

Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory, Opportunity
Notes on non-nominal systems:
Robotic observatory: awaiting for a solution from the manufacturer.
Opportunity Rover : see rover section

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: no

Hours: 228,5

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used: yes

Hours: 120,2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 81%

Currently charging: yes

Curiosity rover used: no

Hours: 215,5

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 100%

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover used: yes

Hours: 260,6

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 80%

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: one of the battery wires on the driver side of Opportunity is corroded out and needs to be replaced.

Summary of Hab operations: Music influence on stress experiment was conducted. 3D print of Lunaria One, regolith collector. Team Building exercise.

WATER USE: 19,51

Water (static tank): 308,3

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off

Static tank heater (On or off): off

Toilet tank emptied: no

Summary of internet: used from 14:00 to 21:00 for experiments and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: Radios charging nominal. Suits charging nominal.

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 17,9

Heater: Off

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest: none

Summary of ScienceDome operations : End of editing of mid-mission video.

Dual split: Heat or AC, Off

Summary of RAM operations: none

Summary of any observatory issues: see above for robotic observatory. New Mexico observatory used for M51. Photos are not usable because they are not tracked. See Observatory report.

Summary of health and safety issues: More nose bleeding. No more fever. See HSO report.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

I only now notice that there is a mistake in Operations Report SOL 8, we inverted the data for Curiosity and Spirit as we confused both because we didn’t park them at their usual spot. Also we misread 215,5 for 215,9 hours for Curiosity (which we named Spirit by mistake in the report). The data in this report is all correct.

Crew 279 Operations Report 10-04-2023

SOL: 8

Name of person filing report: Ioana Dimitrova

Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory, Opportunity
Notes on non-nominal systems:
Robotic observatory: awaiting for a solution from the manufacturer.
Opportunity Rover : see rover section

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: no
Hours: 215,9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 120,1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: no
Hours: 228,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: 260,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: one of the battery wires on the driver side of Opportunity is corroded out and needs to be replaced.

Summary of Hab operations: Music influence on stress experiment was conducted. 3D print of Lunaria One, regolith collector. Radiation data inserted in 3D model.
WATER USE: 26,19
Water (static tank): 327,81
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 14:00 to 21:00 for experiments and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: Radios charging nominal. Suits charging nominal.
WATER USE: 16,9
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: 86g cherry tomatoes
Summary of ScienceDome operations: End of editing of mid-mission video.
Dual Split: Heat or AC, Off

Summary of RAM operations: none
Summary of any observatory issues: see above for robotic observatory. Solar observatory opened and used. See observatory report for more details.

Summary of health and safety issues: Slight fever and bloody noses. See HSO report.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
We found a dead baby mouse behind the sink near the rear airlock…

Crew 279 Operations Report 09-04-2023

SOL: 7

Name of person filing report: Ioana Dimitrova

Non-nominal systems: robotic observatory, Opportunity

Notes on non-nominal systems:

Robotic observatory: awaiting a solution from the manufacturer.

Opportunity Rover : see rover section
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 228,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 69%
Currently charging: no
Opportunity rover used: yes
Hours: 120,1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 83%
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 215,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 66%
Currently charging: no
Perseverance rover used: yes
Hours: 260,5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 79%
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: one of the battery wires on the driver side of Opportunity is corroded out and needs to be replaced.

Summary of Hab operations: Music influence on stress experiment was conducted. Processing of sun images from solar observatory. Team building exercises.
WATER USE: 16,1
Water (static tank): 354
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: used from 14:00 to 21:00 for experiments and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: Radios charging nominal. Suits charging nominal. Question about helmet in Mission Support questions.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 9,5
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: none
Summary of ScienceDome operations : Editing of mid-mission video

Dual split: Heat or AC, Off

Summary of RAM operations: Successful print of 3D rotor blades for rotor blade experiment.

Summary of any observatory issues: see above for robotic observatory. Solar observatory opened, solar pictures taken, more details in observatory report.

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

We noticed some broken plastic in one of the helmets. See picture attached. We didn’t have any impacts or collisions with this helmet so we don’t know if it was already there or not. It doesn’t let any air out but should the Crew Engineer still try to fix it with glue?