Category: Operations Report

SOL: 8
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 5 (battery connection), Suit 2 (stuck valve) and Suit 9 (broken visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: After fixing the faulty connection of Suit 5, we check its battery voltage a few times over the course of 2 days. No voltage deficits were noticed. We decided to try Suit 5 on a short EVA (45min) this morning. No problems were noticed until we came back to the station. While in the airlock, the ventilation of Suit 5 turned off. We checked the suit afterwards and the ventilation began to work again after disconnecting and reconnecting internal electric cables to the battery. Further investigation is required before using it again on future EVAs. No solutions found for Suit 2 yet.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: 250,3
Beginning charge: 90%
Ending charge: 70%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 177,8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used:
Hours:
EVA#10 : 276
EVA#11 : 271,6
Beginning charge:
EVA#10 : 100%
EVA#11 : 84%
Ending charge:
EVA#10 : 84%
EVA#11 : 74%
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 290
Beginning charge: 89%
Ending charge: 76%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes on rovers: NA
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE: 26.14 gallons
Water (static tank): 358.85 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): OFF
Static tank heater (On or off): OFF
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages.
Summary of suits and radios:
All radios were used.
Light Suits 1,3,4,5 and 6 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations: I watered all the crops, and harvested some basil and tomatoes for pizzas tonight
WATER USE: 7.5 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Tomatoes (16 pcs) : 62 g
Basil (~20 leaves) : 5 g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Used to film rushes for future sponsoring videos
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: Used to film rushes for future sponsoring videos
Summary of any observatory issues: The sun was eaten by the moon
Summary of health and safety issues: Everyone was given an anti-lices shampoo
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: NA

SOL: 9
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 5 (battery connection), Suit 2 (stuck valve) and Suit 9 (broken visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: no work was done regarding the suits today
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours:
EVA#12 : 250.7
Beginning charge:
EVA#12 : 100%
Ending charge:
EVA#12 : 39%
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used:
Hours:
EVA#13 : 177,8
Beginning charge:
EVA#13 : 100%
Ending charge:
EVA#13 : 68
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used:
Hours:
EVA#12 : 276.6
Beginning charge:
EVA#12 : 100%
Ending charge:
EVA#12 : 49%
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used:
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: NA
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 21.24 gallons
Water (static tank): 337.6 gallons
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages.
Summary of suits and radios:
Radios 1,2,3,4,5,7 and 8 were used.
Light Suits 1,3,4 and 6 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Just watered all the crops today, no harvesting.
WATER USE: 9 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest: None
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing conducted in the science dome today
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: NA
Summary of any observatory issues: NA
Summary of health and safety issues: Everybody feels good
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: NA

SOL: 4
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 2 (ventilation valve), Suit 5 (battery) and Suit 9 (visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: Louis and Hippolyte are going to have a look at Suit 5 battery on Sol 5 (tomorrow). One of the ventilation valves of Suit 2 is stuck. Arnaud and Louis tried to work on it but were unsuccessful. They are going to look more into it on Sol 5 as they are both not planned for an EVA.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: (before EVA) 250.1
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 82%
Currently charging: Yes (10:00 am)
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: (before EVA) 176.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 87%
Currently charging: On return from EVA, we didn’t plugged it as requested because of cloudy skies
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: (before EVA) 275
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 87%
Currently charging: On return from EVA, we didn’t plugged it as requested because of cloudy skies
Perseverance rover used:
EVA#6
Hours: 289.5
Beginning charge: 93%
Ending charge: 84%
Currently charging: We plugged it at 9:51
EVA#7
Hours: 289.5
Beginning charge: 84%
Ending charge: 78%
Currently charging: na
General notes on rovers: Perseverance’s handbrake seems to be a little loose. The rover is still going backwards even if the handbrake is on.
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 24.51 gallons
Water (static tank): 432.37 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off):
Static tank heater (On or off)
Toilet tank emptied: no or yes
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages, watching science videos.
Summary of suits and radios:
For the morning EVA:
Radios 1,3,4,6 were used.
Light Suits 1,3,4,6 were used.
For the afternoon EVA:
Radios 1,2,3,4,6 were used.
Light Suits 1,2,3,4,6 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations: I watered the crops with 4.5 gallons of water and harvested some tomatoes for the evening meal and mint to make tea.
WATER USE: 4.5 Gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Tomatoes (18 pcs) : 63 g
Mint (~40 leaves) : 3 g
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
During the afternoon (2pm to 3pm), Imane, Alba and Arnaud used the science dome for blood and saliva collection to assess stress and immunity markers as well as processing the blood samples after their collection. We have frozen the saliva samples for further analysis to come when the crew will be back to Belgium.
Between 3pm to 4pm, Hippolyte asked each of us to complete a questionnaire about our experience in evaluating an artificial voice intelligence system.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: First of all, we used the RAM to work on a stuck valve for the suit number 2 using WD40. We also used the RAM for the second part of Romain’s experiment as in the first day. He conducted part of his TapStrap experiment.
Summary of any observatory issues: NA
Summary of health and safety issues: One person cut his finger a little while working with a pair of scissors. This was disinfected and a plaster applied. 1 person had a headache and one paracetamol 1g was given. He is now better.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: how is our water consumption looking?

SOL 5
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 2 (stuck valve) and Suit 9 (broken visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: Suit 5’s battery has (normally) been repaired. The issue was only a disconnected internal cable. We are going to check its voltage a few times before using it on future EVAs. No solutions found for Suit 2 yet.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: n/a
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: n/a
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 14.70 gallons
Water (static tank): 417.67 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off):
Static tank heater (On or off)
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages, and sending videos to sponsors.
Summary of suits and radios: n/a
Summary of GreenHab operations: I watered the crops as usual, but added some more water to the tomatoes today because they looked a bit sad, I also harvested some parsley
WATER USE: 9 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Parsley (~20 leaves) : < 1g
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
No science activities in the science dome today.
We just recorded a short video for our sponsors to explain our work.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations:
The RAM was used to fix Suit 5’s faulty battery. After inspection, we noticed that an internal cable was disconnected from the battery. Everything should be good now, but we are still going to check its voltage a few times before considering using it on future EVAs. Regarding Suit 2’s stuck valve, no solution has been found yet. We also recorded a short video inside the RAM for our sponsors
Summary of any observatory issues:
Too much and clouds, observations impossible.
Summary of health and safety issues:
Everybody feels super great today.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

Date: 4/7/2024
Name of person filing report: Sergii Iakymov
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Hab wall heater, solar observatory, perseverance parking brake & charger. EVA suit 2 & 9. Hab toilet level sensors.

Power system:
Solar: Nominal.
SOC Last 24 hours: Max 100%; Min 74%; Avg 85.1%.
VDC Last 24 hours: Max 59.59V; Min 39.83V; Avg 51.96V.
Generator run time: 5616.1 hours. Oil changed and air filter replaced."

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 70%
Director Tank: 63%
Intern Tank: 80%
Generator Tank: 68%"

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 400 gallons
GreenHab – 142 gallons
Outpost tank – 250 gallons
Science Dome – 0 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: No"

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: No
Hours: 199.8
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: 53 %
Currently Charging: yes
Notes on Rovers: Perseverance is charging only up to about 90%. Charging error appears from time to time."

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

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies.
Crew Car used and why, where: From Grand Junction by crew.
General notes and comments: Hab car needs its gas cap replaced.

Summary of Internet:All nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: Suit 2 has twisted airway coupling, spare parts are in order. Suit 9 has damaged visor and is put aside until the end of the season.
Comms: All nominal.
Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: All nominal
Summary of Hab Operations:Wall heater is not functioning, diagnostic is pending. Toiled level indicator is not working, diagnostic is in progress.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: All nominal
Summary of SciDome Operations:All nominal. "Keep this area clear" sign put up next to the power wall.
Summary of Observatories Operations:Solar observatory telescope diagonal is awaiting new part for replacement. Lower shutter is decoupled and fastened by bungee cord.
Summary of RAM Operations: All nominal
Summary of Outpost Operations:All nominal
Summary of Health and Safety Issues:All nominal

SOL: 6
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 2 (stuck valve) and Suit 9 (broken visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: No solutions found for Suit 2 yet.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 176.6
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 26%
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 275.6
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 29%
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers:
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 16.34 gallons
Water (static tank): 401.33 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off):
Static tank heater (On or off)
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: put notes here
Summary of suits and radios: put notes here
Summary of GreenHab operations: The tomatoes are looking happier now, but I continued to cherish them. I watered all the crops, and harvested some mint to make tea today.
WATER USE: 7.5 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Mint (~20 leaves) : 1g
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Working on reports and some research for our experiments during morning (10 to 11:30am)
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done) NA
Summary of any observatory issues: NA
Summary of health and safety issues: Everybody is feeling great
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: NA

Sol: 6
Summary Title: Discovering the martian history below our feet
Author’s name: Alba Sánchez Montalvo
Mission Status: In progress
Sol Activity Summary:
This sol was expected to be windy in the afternoon, so half of the team (Maxime, Romain, Hippolyte and Loriane) went on an EVA early in the morning. The main goal was to repair Maxime’s weather station because of the strong wind we had in SOL 5 and to explore and discover some fossils. Meanwhile, the rest of the team worked on their projects at the station. The expedition returned to the station with some interesting stones and minerals to have a look at them under the microscope. Imane cooked a delicious ‘chilli con carne’ and later, some crew members took a nap and some others played board games. The crew members that were left had psychological consultations with Loriane today. The rest of the evening was chill, it was very windy and we stayed in the main hab and different modules working on our project.
Look Ahead Plan: there’s an exploratory EVA planned for tomorrow for the biomedical team, psychological consultations will finish tomorrow
Anomalies in work: we found the freezer in the science dome not completely closed even though last night we checked that is was ok
Weather: light wind in the morning, stronger in the afternoon and evening
Crew Physical Status: a little bit tired but very excited about the simulation
EVA: The EVA crew successfully reached the station after their rover parked at Pooh’s Corner sustained some damage from high winds, including a torn wind indicator. They repaired it using duct tape and confirmed the wind’s impact through camera recordings. After station maintenance, they conducted a geological survey near the intersection of Cow Dung Road 0110 and Brahe Hwy 1572. They found gypsum and collected samples but did not discover any fossils despite thorough searching. They returned to the hab with the gypsum samples for later analysis.
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Journalist’s Report, Greenhab Report, Operations Report, Photos (6-8 pics), EVA Report, EVA Request(s), Mid-mission research report.
Support Requested: NA

SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Hippolyte Hilgers
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: 0.1
Beginning charge: 84
Ending charge: 73
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 0.2
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 86
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 0.1
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 84
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 0.3
Beginning charge: 76
Ending charge: 71
Currently charging: No
General notes on rovers: None
Summary of Hab operations: No
WATER USE: 52.28 gallons
Water (static tank): 497.72 gallons
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off
Static tank heater (On or off): off
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages.
Summary of suits and radios:
All radios were used, no problem to mention
Light Suits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 were used
Summary of GreenHab operations: I simply added a piece of cardboard under a cucumber to support it. I watered all the plants and added fertilizer.
WATER USE: 4 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest: None
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
During the morning, Imane weighed the empty tubes for the feces collection. During the day, the crew members collected their feces for the biomedical team.
During the afternoon, Imane, Alba and Arnaud used the science dome for blood and saliva collection to assess stress and immunity markers as well as material preparation for the next few days. We’ve also processed blood samples after their collection. We have frozen the saliva samples and performed a measurement of AMMP-8 in saliva with the ORALyzer ® for the evaluation of oral health.
From 8pm till 8am on Tuesday 2th April, urines will be collected to assess stress levels through neurotransmitters and metabolites analysis.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations:
Maxime built the weather station pole for his experiment, using wrenches and zip ties to create a secure structure for the weather station.
The RAM was also used for Romain’s experiment as an isolated place to work with the TapStrap. Every Crew member needed to use the device, with accelerometers, placed on the fingers to send commanders by moving them. No equipment of the RAM was used.
Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing that wasn’t already accounted for.
Summary of health and safety issues: 1 person had a headache but it was quickly resolved
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Except the EVA request, N/A

SOL 2
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: (before EVA): 249.9
Beginning charge: (Before EVA): 100
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging): 58
Currently charging: No
Opportunity rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: (before EVA): 250.1
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 62
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: None
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 16.3375 gallons
Water (static tank): 481.38 gallons
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages, watching science videos.
Summary of suits and radios:
Radios 1,2,3,5,8 were used. Few communications losses during the EVA, but these were quickly resolved by changing channels.
Light Suits 2,3,4,6 were used
Summary of GreenHab operations: I oversaw the watering of crops with 4 gallons of water and harvested 8 tomatoes, and some parsley for the evening meal.
WATER USE: 4 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Tomatoes (8 pcs) 41g
Parsley (~20 leafs) 1g
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
Imane weighed the stool tubes collected yesterday. She also weighed the next collection tubes. No more activities have been conducted in the science dome.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations:
The construction of the weather station has been completed and we used the RAM to exit for the EVA.
Summary of any observatory issues: N/A
Summary of health and safety issues: N/A
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

SOL 3
Name of person filing report: Louis Joseph
Non-nominal systems: Suit 5 (battery) and Suit 9 (visor)
Notes on non-nominal systems: Since Louis doesn’t have an EVA scheduled for Sol 5, he intends to inspect the Suit 5 battery with the assistance of Hippolyte on that day.

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: n/a
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used: n/a
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 275.3
Beginning charge: 100
Ending charge: 61
Currently charging: no
Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 289.2
Beginning charge: 82
Ending charge: 53
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers:
Summary of Hab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 18.10 gallons
Water (static tank): 456.87 gallons
Static tank pipe heater: off
Static tank heater: off
Toilet tank emptied: no
Summary of internet: Used for music playing, mails, research for experiments, learning languages, watching science videos.
Summary of suits and radios:
For the morning EVA:
Radios 2,3,7 were used.
Light Suits 1,4 were used.
For the afternoon EVA:
Radios 2,4,5,8 were used.
Light Suits 2,3,4 were used.
Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here
WATER USE: 5 gallons
Heater: On
Supplemental light: N/A
Harvest:
Basil (~15 leaves) : 7g
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
No activity has been conducted in the science dome today.
Dual split: Off
Summary of RAM operations:
No activity has been conducted today.
Summary of any observatory issues:
Maxime observed sunspots visually and using the imaging camera and collected a stack of images from the sun.
Summary of health and safety issues: Everyone feels great.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: put notes here
Concerning the corridors linking the various modules in the station: Louis (Crew Engineer) has started to identify the metal pickets that are not attached to the metallic wire mesh with wire. For the metal pickets attached to the metallic wire mesh via multiple zip-ties, can you confirm that they all need to be replaced by metallic wire ties?