Category: Sol Summary

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 27-02-2020
Sol: 11
Summary Title: A calm Hab
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: all things running, and crew transition ready

Sol Activity Summary: After the matinal workout session, four of us went
on EVA to explore Candor Chasma, that was the last EVA for three of us.
In the afternoon, we worked on different activities : installation of
seeds in the culture tower, GreenHab cleaning, human factors experiments !
At 4pm, our HSO Nicolas leaved the Hab to Grand Junction and will be
back tomorrow afternoon.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be the last day of sim, we will prepare
the arrival of our friends of the crew 223. We will also take time to
clean the station. The last EVA team of our rotation will explore the
area around Copernicus Highway.

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: sunny
Crew Physical Status: all members safe and sound
EVA: Exploration of Candor Chasma
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Operations report, GreenHab
Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, Photos Report, Photo
of the day
Support Requested: nothing to report

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 26-02-2020
Sol: 10
Summary Title: An other martian day
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: all things runnning, preparing the end of the rotation

Sol Activity Summary: In the morning, the crew woke up with a matinal workout session. Then four of us went on EVA to explore Hab Ridge, this. That was a calm and sunny day on Mars. In the afternoon we performed the bomb defusal cooperation game for the third time. Before the end of the afternoon, the HSO and the engineer get outside to take care of one of the ATVs. For dinner, we will taste the wonderful cucumber of the greenhab we are talking about for some days now.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow, we will have our last real martian day together, because one of our crewmembers will leave tomorrow evening to get back to Earth.
We will continue the experiments and prepare the rotation with crew 223.

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: sunny
Crew Physical Status: all members safe and sound
EVA: Exploration of Hab Ridge
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Operations report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, Photos Report, Photo of the day
Support Requested: nothing to report

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 25-02-2020
Sol: 9
Summary Title: Liberative day
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: all things running

Sol Activity Summary: In the morning, the crew woke up with a matinal
workout session. Then four of us went on EVA to set the LOAC back to its
location. The rainy days are behind us and now all experiments are back
on the field.
In the beginning of the afternoon, some of us took a short nap while the
others were in the solar observatory or in the GreenHab to work on the
plants.
The day was very liberative because we went out for exploration for the
first time in 4 days and also because our HSO prepared us a very
liberative activity in the end of the afternoon in which we danced and
shared a moment to be more confident with ourselves and the others.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow we are plannning a long EVA. ALso we will start to prepare the
arrival of crew 223, which will continue most of the experiments we are
leading.

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: sunny and windy
Crew Physical Status: all members safe and sound
EVA: LOAC back to experiment site and exploration of the North, between
Reservoir Dam and Cowboy corner.
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Operations report, GreenHab
Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, Photos Report, Photo
of the day
Support Requested: nothing to report

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 24-02-2020
Sol:8
Summary Title: The beginning of a new week on Mars
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: all things running well
Sol Activity Summary:
This morning was a very hard awakening, with the return of the matinal
workout session. After a long breakfast with pancakes, we worked on
experiments : music for plants, spacesuit, water monitoring. In the
afternoon we started the second part of our human factors experiment,
based on a bomb defusal game. The goal is to study the way we cooperate
to solve a given problem.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow will be very similar to today. Also we hope to be able to go
outside on an EVA to explore and set the LOAC (one of our experiments)
back on the field.

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: windy
Crew Physical Status: all members safe and sound, the shoulder pain of
our crewmember is gone
EVA: Battery replacement of MegaAres, very windy
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Photos Report, Photo of the day,
GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request
Support Requested: Trashes in the engineering airlock

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 23-02-2020
Sol:7
Summary Title: Calm day in the Hab
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: All things running
Sol Activity Summary:
Today was a calm day in the Hab, with a small EVA in the end of the
afternoon. We spend a lot of time talking and debating about various topics.
This was also the last session of one of our human factors experiments.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow, we will get back to the habitual planning, and the experiments

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: very muddy
Crew Physical Status: the crew member suffering from the shoulder is not
better nor worse, the rest of the crew is safe and sound.
EVA: MegaARES battery replacement
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Operations Report, GreenHab
Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, Photo report, Photo of the Day
Support Requested: Trashes in the engineering airlock

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 22-02-2020
Sol:6
Summary Title: Safe in the Hab
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou

Mission Status: Experiments outside safe and science inside running

Sol Activity Summary:

In the morning, we prepared the short EVA, whose goal was to replace the battery of MegaAres.

The afternoon was dedicated to activities and experiments in the MDRS Campus.

Look Ahead Plan:

Tomorrow, we will stay in the Hab because of the rain and the mud. This Sunday was supposed to be a day-off in our planning, so we will spend less time on experiments, but because today was very calm, without a long EVA, we will continue some experiments work.

Anomalies in work: Internet issues since 10 am
Weather: cloudy, started raining at 5 pm
Crew Physical Status: one crewmember suffers from a shoulder pain
EVA: MegaAres battery replacement

Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report
Support Requested: Water in the GreenHab Tank

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 21-02-2020

Sol:5

Summary Title: Martian Philosophy

Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou

Mission Status: Work in progress

Sol Activity Summary:

In the morning, the crew woke up with matinal workout session, that was easier than the previous days for everyone.
The purpose of today’s EVA was to explore the Moons. The EVA team spends some time contemplating the landscapes and discussing on philosophy.
In the afternoon the program was a bit different from the other days, because of the need of an EVA to take the LOAC back to the Hab.
Our astronomer Eishi showed us his observations of the night.
Also our GreenHab plented the cress seeds for the music for plants experiments that will be conduct from now to the end of the crew 223’s mission.
In the end of the afternoon we spend a moment of positive psychology together like two sols ago.

Look Ahead Plan:

Tomorrow, we will finally set up the water monitoring experiment, and focus on activities in the Hab, because of the risk of rain or snow.

Anomalies in work: none

Weather: sunny

Crew Physical Status: all members safe and sound

EVA: experiments maintenance and contemplative exploration of the Moons

Reports to be filed: Journalist report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, Photos Report, Photo of the Day, Operations Report, Science Report , EVA Request

Support Requested: Trashes in the Engineering airlock

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 20-02-2020

Sol:4

Summary Title: Routine day on Mars

Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou

Mission Status: Work in progress

Sol Activity Summary:

In the morning, the crew woke up with matinal workout session.

The purpose of today’s EVA was to find a path up to the Hab Ridge from the Kissing Camels. This was a success and the view from up here was splendid.

In the afternoon we worked on our own experiments.

In the end of the afternoon our HSO Nicolas organized a cooperation game for us.

Look Ahead Plan:

Tomorrow, we will explore the northern area of the Hab, we will make sure to pay more attention to the way we communicate during EVAs. Also with the weather report, we need to prepare the possibility of a rainy day on Saturday. For that we chose to send two of us on an EVA in the afternoon to bring back the LOAC, which can’t stay two days without a battery replacement.

Anomalies in work: none

Weather: mostly clear

Crew Physical Status: all members safe and sound

EVA: experiments maintenance and exploration of the Kissing Camels and Hab Ridge

Reports to be filed: Journalist report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, Photos Report, Photo of the Day, Operations Report

Support Requested: Nothing to report

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 19-02-2020
Sol: 3
Summary Title: Crew Spirit
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: Crewmembers taking marks in the station and with each
other, science running well.
Sol Activity Summary: In the morning, the crew woke up with an other
matinal workout session. Then four crewmember went on the first
exploration EVA of the mission, the EVA went well and they discovered
some landscapes that were new for them.
The afternoon were dedicated to the evolution of scientific experiments
: the Spacesuit developped by crew 206 and now improved by our engineer
Valentin will be ready in a few days for an EVA, the vertical garden is
now ready to receive plants.
Before dinner, we shared a moment all together, discussing on forces
that , and tonight we’re planning to watch a movie together. The crew
dynamic has evolved today, thanks to discussions together and the
moments shared in the Hab.
Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow, the crewmembers that stayed in the Hab this morning will go on
EVA to explore the south of the Hab.
Thanks to the monitor, we will be able to launch the water monitoring
tomorrow.

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: blue sky in the morning, some clouds in the afternoon
Crew Physical Status: some weaknesses or physically tired
EVA: First exploration EVA
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, Operations Report, GreenHab
Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, Photo Report, HSO
Report, Photo of the Day
Support Requested: nothing to report

Crew 222 Sol Summary Report 18-02-2020
Sol:2
Summary Title: Get to know Mars better
Author’s name: Benjamin Auzou
Mission Status: Mission planning followed, experiments running Sol Activity Summary:
In the morning, the crew woke up with an other matinal workout session, that created muscle pains to some members. Then four crewmember went on EVA to install a field experiment next to the experiment installed yesterday.
At lunch, the crewmembers that stayed in the Hab prepared a salted cake and a delicious soup.
In the afternoon, crewmebers worked on their experiments in order to start getting results as soon as possible. Also we all passed a human factors experiment, directed by Eishi.
We finished the day with a relaxation session directed by our HSO, a full body scan. The reactions were very different between the members of the crew.
So we started to know Mars better with the experiments, but also by finding habits here.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow, an EVA team will make some maintenance work on the two experiments and continue with an exploration of the area north of the Hab. We hope to get the water monitoring working as soon as tomorrow evening.

Anomalies in work: none
Weather: some clouds but clear in general
Crew Physical Status: some muscle pains from sport sessions
EVA: MegaARES installation success, all members of the crew have performed one EVA now
Reports to be filed: Journalist report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, HSO report
Support Requested: propane tank refilling, trashes in the engineering airlock