Category: Operations Report

Crew 245 Operations Report 20-04-2022
SOL: 10
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Heating system.
Notes on non-nominal systems: –

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 172.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 80%
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 95.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 95%
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 184.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 78%
Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: -%
Currently charging: –

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE
Water (static tank): 342 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157861.9
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: All suits nominal. We found a charger plug not properly connected and fixed the problem. Because of that, the batteries that we thought to be exhausted at the beginning of the simulation, in fact, were not. We put them in charge and they are working properly. The LEDs on the chargers stay on even if the plug is not properly connected to the wall and the suit battery is connected to the charger. This behavior could be misleading.

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Dual split (Heat/AC): Off

Summary of RAM operations: nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The LEDs on the chargers stay on even if the plug is not properly connected to the wall and the suit battery is connected to the charger. This behavior could be misleading.

Crew 245 Operations Report 19-04-2022
SOL: 9
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems:
Suits 3 and 1.
Heating system.

Notes on non-nominal systems: we will proceed implementing the instructions provided by MDRS Support.

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 171.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 81%
Currently charging: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 95.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 184.4
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98%
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: –
General notes and comments: All the rovers were serviced and back at the hub, with the exception of Perseverance, still under maintenance, and without and estimated time of completion.
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 351 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157819.9
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios: Suit No. 3 is not yet working. We are still investigating the potential issue following the instructions received.
Suit No. 1 is also not fully working, and is showing two issues: a. the air is flowing only from one side of the backpack; b. rotating the air intensity regulator, it is not fully possible to regulate the flow: either the intensity is very low for most of the regulations, or we have to turn it to max. Even in these cases we will follow the instructions given for Suit 3, unless stopped by MDRS Support.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off
Summary of RAM operations: nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: nothing to report
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Dear MDRS Support,

I’m Luca Rossettini, Crew 245 Engineer. Please find here SOL 8 Operations
Report.

Best regards,

Luca

Supplemental Operations Report 17 April 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Water pump in outpost storage tank, Hab furnace

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Ordered new pump and hose to temporarily use for the remainder of this season and we can install a new permanent pump in the fall. I ordered the wrong thermostat for the furnace but am going to just retire it as we will be getting a new one in the fall and we just experienced probably the final cold weather of the season.

Generator: Still being manually run at night.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.
Solar— Nominal

Notes on power system: Nothing to report

Propane Reading, station tank – 58 %
Propane Reading, director tank— 50%
Propane Reading, intern tank— 69 %
Propane Reading, generator— 68 % (I think—I forgot between there and here!)

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 0 gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 350 gallons

Sojourner rover used: no
Hours: 167.7
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 100
Currently charging: yes

Notes on rovers: Oppy is starting to overheat as it gets hot. I have moved it off campus for service and once I have done it, I will move it back for short and/or slow trips.

I’m all set up to service the rovers tomorrow. The batteries will be cleaned and neutralized, then the cells refilled with distilled water.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): none
Reason for use: n/a
Oil Added? No.
ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons
# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0 hoursNotes on ATVs: Nothing to report

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town for garbage and water

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town for packages

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town. I changed the cabin and regular air filters.

Campus-wide inspection, if action is taken, what and why? Things are holding up very well in the wind this year. We haven’t had many windstorms this season though, so that’s probably part of it. The Hab has gotten the worse of it and some of the outer walls have damage.

General notes and comments: There will not be a Supplemental Operations Report this Wednesday.

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report
Summary of internet: Nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report
Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost operations: New toilet installed and working well. But then the pump in the now clean water storage tank stopped working. I moved the plants from the intern trailer to the ScienceDome.

Summary of GreenHab operations: The windstorms have deposited a lot of sand in the GreenHab.
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Crew 245 Operations Report 17-04-2022
SOL: 7
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems:
Heating system.
Rover Opportunity.
Air system of one helmet / related charger

Notes on non-nominal systems: The causes of low air from one of the helmets used during EVA were identified and fixed.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 170.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 99%
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 95.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: -%
Currently charging: –

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 184
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 71%
Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments:

Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 384 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157695.2
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: During EVA in the morning, one person experienced low air coming from his helmet, likely due to low battery. EVA was interrupted and the EVA crew returned immediately to the Hub. The issue was identified and the charger was fixed. The suit now undercharging and seems nominal. We will monitor the suit performance.

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Crew 245 Operations Report 16-04-2022
SOL: 6
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Heating system.
Rover Opportunity.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Rover Opportunity overheated on the way back from EVA. Even waiting several minutes with the rover switched off, the overheat alarm went on right after restarting the march. We were able to bring the rover back to the base, eventually.

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 168.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98%
Currently charging: No
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 95.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98%
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 183.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 92%
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes and comments: Opportunity, on the way back, overheated several times. Every time we stopped the rover and wait several minutes, up to 10 minutes, but right after restarting the march, the overheating alarm appeared. We were able to bring Opportunity back to the base, eventually.

Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 392 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157653.5
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: Yes
Summary of internet: nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios: nothing to report
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off
Summary of RAM operations: nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: nothing to report
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Crew 245 Operations Report 13-04-2022
SOL: 3
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems:
Heating system.
Suit 8 battery.
One suit charger.

Notes on non-nominal systems:
The heating system is not working. We are using the heater from the RAM at the upper deck.
Suit 8 battery has been substituted.
Faulty suit charger: a label was put signaling that is not working.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 167.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 96%
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 93.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 97%
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 182.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 415 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157522,9
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios:
The battery of suit 8 has been found faulty and has been substituted.
One suit charger has been found broken. We put a label on it.

Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off

Summary of RAM operations: We prepared the systems for the satellite experiment.

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues:

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Supplemental Operations Report 13 April 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Hab furnace

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Ordered a new thermostat to see if that is the problem as the heater just appears dead. If that does not fix the problem, I will just be leaving it as we will be installing a new furnace for next season.

Generator: Still being manually run at night.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— Nominal

Notes on power system: Nothing to report

Propane Reading, station tank – 59 %

Propane Reading, director tank— 53%

Propane Reading, intern tank— 69 %

Propane Reading, generator— 80 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 0 gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 350 gallons

Sojourner rover used: no

Hours: 167.7

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): none

Reason for use: n/a

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0 hours

Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town

Luna used and why, where? No

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? The Guard rail on the front porch was damaged in the windstorm. The crew repaired it.

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost operations: New toilet arrived early. Hoping to install it tomorrow!

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Crew 245 Operations Report 12-04-2022
SOL: 2
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Heating system.
Notes on non-nominal systems: We decided that we will take care of disposing disposable batteries (AA, AAA)
The heating system is not working. We are using the heater from the RAM at the upper deck.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: 167,6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 93,8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 97%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 182,7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 235,6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 89%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes and comments: None
Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 422,8125 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157487,7
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios:
One Radio charger is not working properly: the same radio on another charger was properly charged. Since one charger serves two radios, we suggest to put a label "not working" on the defective slot.
We changed the batteries for suit 3, 4 and 6. Systems nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: –
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: –
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: –
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: can we put a label "not working" on the defective slot of the radio charger?

Crew 245 Operations Report 10-04-2022

SOL: 0

Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Water alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Water alarm broken, repair will be attempted tomorrow

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Opportunity rover used: No

Curiosity rover used: No

Perserverence rover used: No

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE

Water (static tank): 330 gallons

Water (loft tank): 12 gallons

Water Meter: 157423,7

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: Off

Static tank heater: Off

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: We moved the antenna 5 meters away

Summary of suits and radios: Not used, radios charging

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 0 gallons

Heater: Off

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Not used, nothing to report

Dual split: OFF

Summary of RAM operations: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

CrewCar:

mileage 203132

oil level close to minimum

no damage reported

Tank level when retrieved in Grand Junction: tank almost full (19/20)

Tank refilled in Hanksville