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Operations Report – February 12th

Crew 310 Operations Report 12-02-2025

SOL: 10
Name of person filing report: Helena Arias
Non-nominal systems:
Robotic Observatory
Hab secondary structure
LilyGo #8
Headset #7
Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June. There are air leaks in the upper deck of the Hab. Some scratches were covered with duct tape and bubble wrap. Opportunity’s tire is already filled with air and under observation. LilyGo #8 has not refreshed its location since 9.46 am. Headset #7 was tried for the first time in EVA #19 but was already damaged and broken.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: yes
Hours: 266.3
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 67 %
Currently charging: yes
Opportunity rover used: no
Hours: 203.2
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 51 %
Currently charging: yes
Curiosity rover used: yes
Hours: 296.1
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 89 %
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: no
Hours: –
Beginning charge: –
Ending charge: –
Currently charging: yes
General notes on rovers: last check made on SOL 10 (8:00 PM).
Summary of Hab operations: Sport, meals, EVA preparation, computer-based research and 3d printing activities have been made as usual.
Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)
Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 7:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 24.505 gal.
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 27.26 gal.
Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 242.855 gal.
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (on or off): On
Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): No
Summary of internet: used from 7:00 am to 8:00 am and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for personal communication and reports
Summary of suits and radios: LilyGo #8 has not refreshed its location since 9.46 am. Headset #7 was tried for the first time in EVA #19 but was already damaged and broke.
Suits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Radios: nominal
All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: plants were watered twice (morning and evening) and some plants were harvested.
WATER USE: 7 gallons
Heater (On or Off): On
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5h
Harvest (name, weight in grams):
26 g cilantro
57 g fennel
160 g carrot rainbow
13 g parsley
102 g cherry tomato
30 g basil
68 g scallion
7 g mint
38 g arugula astro
Summary of Science Dome operations: Marina Martínez has been working on her experiments.
Dual split: On
Summary of RAM operations: Jennifer García has been working on her project
Summary of any observatory issues:
Robotic observatory: Not working. Maintenance planned for June.
Summary of health and safety issues: none
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: none

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GreenHab Report – February 12th

Crew 310 GreenHab Report 12-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: Dr. Marina Martínez
Environmental control (fan & heater): Heater 24h
Average temperatures (last 24h): 82.1 ºF
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 93.7 ºF
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 70.5 ºF
Hours of supplemental light: 5 hours (from 5pm to 10pm)
Daily water usage for crops: 7 gallons total
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 200 ml
Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 113 gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: 9 am, 7:30 pm
Changes to crops: N/A
Narrative: General watering of plants and crops was done today. The day was sunny and cold, with no wind. The door remained closed all day and the supplementary light was automatically on from 5 to 10 pm. The plants have been watered twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. Different veggies were harvested for dinner. We have some sprouts of white beans and tomatoes planted in independent cups in the greenhab for an outreach experiment.
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams):
· 26 g cilantro
· 57 g fennel
· 160 g carrot rainbow
· 13 g parsley
· 102 g cherry tomato
· 30 g basil
· 68 g scallion
· 7 g mint
· 38 g arugula astro
Support/supplies needed: none

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Journalist Report – January 22nd

Today was filled with putting our scouting, navigation and tracking equipment, and experimental procedures that we generated over the course of the week to work. We conducted a total of three EVAs using both maps and a handheld Garmin tracker device, which functioned as both an ammonia and rare mineral detector within the sim. These three EVAs dictated constant crew personnel resources, and we had Mission Support be a pilot participant in our navigation tasks for added assistance and task naivety. Following a long day piloting our tasks at Cowboy Corner, Pooh’s Corner, and Kissing Camel, we began scripting our data analysis in python during dinner, which consisted of frozen pizzas.Following dinner, we prepared our equipment, personal items, and the habitat for an early morning departure.

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Journalist Report – January 21th

Today we spent a lot of time covering various logistics: what’s a day in the life of an MDRS sim, what will our experiment operations look like as researchers and participants, and things like where will we stay. We also tested some new sensors in the transitions between indoors and outdoors. We found what we expected for our eye tracking glasses – facing the sun is a bad idea. Our second crew arrived today so we helped them unpack and get them trained. They’ll be our participants for our experiment tomorrow. As part of their initiation, we had them cook dinner using a recipe from the MDRS cookbook and pantry ingredients. They chose wisely and made a great chicken fried rice. Following that we had brownies, discussed our Hogwarts houses, and did some more planning.

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Journalist Report – January 20th

Scouting (Day 1)

We spent the day scouting out the EVA sites we’d like to use for our experiments. We decided on 8 sites north and south of the habitat. The weather was warmer than expected (a brisk 20ish degrees F) but the wind while driving was pretty rough. We tested some technology today as well. For example, we need really precise GPS tracker and found great success using a Garmin dog tracking collar! We also put together a little remote control rover to try out tomorrow. Fingers crossed its all terrain as advertised! We had a great meal of tortellini, chicken sausage, broccoli and carrots and a great convo about board games with Mission Support to close out the night.

Best,

Aaron

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Supplemental Operations Report -January 19th

Date: 1/19/2025
Name of person filing report: David Steinhour
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Power system battery, Hab toilet overflow alarm, UV filter for water system.

Power system: "Solar: The battery bank does not hold charge when the sun is down and low on the horizon. Main generator has been monitored for oil leaks; minor leaks observed.

Main generator:
1) Oil, oil filter changed on 1/16/2025.
2) Current hours – 8003.1"

Propane Readings: "Refilled 1/12
Station Tank: 73%
Director Tank: 80%
Intern Tank: 81%
Generator Tank: 65%"

Water: "Hab Static Tank – 550 gallons
GreenHab – 200 gallons
Outpost tank – 450 gallons"

Rovers: "Sojourner rover used: Yes
Hours: 208.4
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: 100 %
Currently Charging: Yes
Notes on Rovers: Curiosity left rear tire reinstalled. It is holding air well."

Cars: "Crew car taken to Brian auto for service on 1/14. Oil changed, air filter replaced. Other issues identified: sway bar end links are bad, drivers side front ball joint is bad, oil pressure is low. Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies.
"

Summary of Internet: Nominal
EVA suits and radios: "Suits: All nominal.
Comms: All nominal."
Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: Nominal
Summary of Hab Operations: "Toilet overflow alarm battery has been replaced. Monitoring to confirm the issue is fixed.
UV water filter lamp failed and was unplugged. New UV lamp ordered."
Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal
Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal
Summary of Observatories Operations: Nominal
Summary of RAM Operations: Nominal
Summary of Outpost Operations: Nominal
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal

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GreenHab Report – February 3rd

Crew 310 GreenHab Report 3-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: Dr Marina Martínez

Environmental control (fan & heater): Heater 24h

Average temperatures (last 24h): 83.4 ºF

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 94.8 ºF

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 72 ºF

Hours of supplemental light: 2 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 9 gallons total

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 75 ml

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): __184_ gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 am, 7pm

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: General watering of plants and crops was done today. We enjoyed the sun during the morning and noon. Clouds were dominant in the afternoon and evening. The door remained closed all day. The plants have been watered twice, once in the morning and again in the evening. Some plants were harvested for lunch.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams):

· 18 g coriander

· 48 g rucola

· 4 cherry tomatoes

· 4 radishes

Support/supplies needed: none