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Journalist Report – May 15th

Crew 194 Report
Sol 2

Later than usual start to the morning as most of us surprisingly and coincidentally slept well past sunup. Yesterday evening the crew successfully responded to a simulated medical emergency. With the crew safe and all dangers tended to, we had more energy than usual as the day came to a close. After reviewing the dangers, symptoms, and treatment of radiation exposure to space travelers, we set outside for our EVA. Coincidentally, solar radiation had the landscape and the EVA much warmer than yesterday. Returning from a very successful EVA, we sat down and learned celestial navigation. Enjoying the throwbacks to math, geometry, and using pencil and paper again, we found it pleasantly challenging. Having to say farewell to our instructor Dana, a space nerd with a personality the size of Olympic Mons, we excitedly welcome a new instructor, Rick Cole.

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Photo Report – May 15th

Please find attached photos for the Photo Report. Some photos are around the Hab. We did not obtain UTM coordinates for the ones on EVA as we had a crew member become ill (not simulated) and aborted the EVA.

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Photo Report – April 24th

Please find attached photos for the Photo Report. Some photos are around the Hab. We did not obtain UTM coordinates for the ones on EVA as we had a crew member become ill (not simulated) and aborted the EVA.

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Operations Report – May 14th

Crew 194 Operations Report 14052018

SOL: 1

Name of person filing report: Dana

Non-nominal systems: Power/ Generator

Notes on non-nominal system:

functional but does not charge batteries

Solar—insufficient to power hab but does appear connected to batteries

Diesel – 75%

Gasoline (5 Gallon containers for ATV) – 15 gallons

Water (trailer) – 920 gallons

Water (static) – 55 gallons

Trailer to Static Pump used – no

Water (loft) – Static to Loft Pump used – yes

Water Meter: nominal

ATV’s Used: 4

Oil Checked: yes

ATV # Fuel Used Gals: 7 gallons

Tires Status: good

# Hours Used Day: 2

Phobos used: yes

Hours: 2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 95%

Currently charging: yes

Deimos used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Sojourner rover used: ASSIGNED TO DIRECTOR

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Spirit rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging:

HabCar used? No

Notes and Comments:

Summary of operations activities:

Summary of GreenHab activities: harvested Tomatoes and basil

Summary of ScienceDome activities: worked on construction of simulated Rocket

Summary of healthy and safety issues: none

Questions and Concerns to Mission Support: Power system remains off nominal. We are able to maintain electricity by using the diesel generator but the governor electrical system continues to not function.

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Journalist Report – May 14th

Monday, May 14, 2018

Crew 194

Sol 1 Field Report

Morning lectures began early with details over space suits, hypoxia, toxicology. EVA immediately after with two teams successfully establishing comms relay further south of the Hab. Successful medical evac and treatment of injury due to fall. Afternoon consisted of rest, reading, Hab maintenance, and tidying. Crew all well.

Dean Aubin

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Sol 1 Summary – May 14th

Crew 194 Daily Summary Report 14.05.2018

MDRS Daily Summary Report for sol 1

Summary Title

First EVA

Mission Status:

Good

Sol Activity Summary:

Today was our first day in simulation. We learned about atmospheric composition and toxicology on spacecraft and habitats. We also discussed space suit design and had our first EVA.

Look Ahead Plan: We will continue our learning with discussion of radiation and celestial navigation.

Anomalies in work:

The Hab power system continue to be unreliable. We are on solar currently, but the system cuts out without warning. In addition, it does not appear to be sufficient to both power the Hab and recharge the batteries. The generator is able to power the Hab, but not to charge the batteries.

Weather:Sunny, Warm

Crew Physical Status:The crew is doing well. No concerns.

EVA: We had our first EVA today, which was exciting for the entire crew.

Reports to be file:

Operations Report

Support Requested:

Power System as above

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Sol Summary – May 13th

Crew 194 Daily Summary Report 13.05.2018

MDRS Daily Summary Report for sol 0

Summary Title

Crew Arrival

Mission Status:

Good

Sol Activity Summary:

Today the full crew arrived at the Hab. We familiarized ourselves with the state of the Hab and investigated the status of all Hab systems.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow we will enter Sim.

Anomalies in work:

The Hab power system does not appear to be working properly. We arrived yesterday with 80% SOC and are now at 32% despite a bright, sunny day. We started the diesel generator. Further details in engineering report, but please advise on how to proceed.

Weather:Sunny, Warm

Crew Physical Status:The crew is healthy and excited.

EVA: N/A

Reports to be file:

Mission Plan

Crew Bios

Operations Report

We will file other daily reports once we enter Sim.

Support Requested:

Help with power system per above

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Crew 194 Mission Plan

MDRS Crew 194

Wilderness Medical Society

Mission Plan

Nothing speaks to the essence of “wilderness” more than another planet. Mars represents the most remote and austere environment that humans have ever contemplated exploring. To simulate the demands of living and working on Mars, this group from the Wilderness Medical Society will serve as crew 194 at the Mars Desert Research Station. We will use MDRS as a base of operations for exploring Mars.

During this time, we hope to study medical issues unique to astronauts, space flight, and life on other planets. While our crew has considerable experience with delivering routine medical care and medical care in some of the most remote environments on this plan, we hope to gain an additional dimension of knowledge while considering the provision of medical care on Mars. In particular, we will study and simulate emergencies related to changes in normal human physiology due to microgravity, changes in ambient pressure, relevant toxicology, radiation, space motion sickness, and behavioral health and performance. We will also study ultrasound as an imaging modality in spaceflight.

A significant component of our learning will also be experiential. We have studied the work of prior crews from an engineering and research perspective, and hope to apply some of these lessons on EVAs. However, as our primary study is related to the care of injures crew members, our EVAs will frequently results in “unintended” consequences in which the crew will be forced to call on their medical and wilderness skills in order to survive.

Finally, we have also brought along technology to assist with our operations. We hope to use rapid process improvement software to help craft operational and design changes for our mission and the Hab.

We are thrilled about the opportunity to live and work at MDRS for a week, and would like to thanks both the Mars Society and the Wilderness Medical Society for this wonderful opportunity.