Operations Report – April 14th

Crew 314 Operations Report 14-04-2025

SOL: #8

Name of person filing report: Antoine Dubois (Engineer)

Non-nominal systems :

Check that tunnels between modules are in good condition.

Problem with Curiosity rover.

Notes on non-nominal systems :

All tunnels are in good condition.

Curiosity seems to have a steering problem. Actually the steering alignment is off and if you don’t hold the wheel, the rover drifts to the left.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:

Hours: 273.2 (0.2 used)

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 90

Currently charging: no

Opportunity rover used:

Hours: 216.6 (0,3 used)

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 75%

Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used:

Hours: 309.1 (0.2 used)

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 91

Currently charging: no

Perseverance rover used:

Hours: 319.6 (0,4 used)

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 87%

Currently charging : No

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: Today in the Hab, we dedicated time to cooking, socializing, making progress on our experiments and advancing our individual reports. We also did some physical exercise to maintain our shape. To wrap up the day, we held our regular team meeting to review our progress and plan the tasks ahead.

Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 23.13 gallons
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 19.50 gallons

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 302.98 gallons (per formula) & 319.62 gallons (Smart Home Dashboard)

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): off

Static tank heater (on or off) : off

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): yes

Summary of internet: Research for experiments, languages learning and music listening.

Summary of suits and radios :

EVA #10 :

Suits : 7, 8, 9 and 10

Radios : 1, 2, 5 and 7.

EVA #11 :

Suits : 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Radios : 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here:

I watered all the plants with water.

The door of the GreenHab was left open for 7 hours and 55 minutes (9.30 am to 5.25 pm) to reduce the temperature inside (maximum of 95 °F).

WATER USE: 10.5 gallons

Heater (On or Off): Heater on (setup temperature = 72 °F)

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 7-10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): None

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

Check the condition of plantain seedlings and watering

Check the presence or absence of arbuscular fungi spores in the soil sampled during the EVAs

Counting CFU in petri dishes of Bacillus thuringiensis group 1 and 2

Exposure to UV-C of Bacillus thuringiensis group 3

Exposure to UV-C of Esherichia coli group 3

Staining of biofilms with cristal violet

Observing Bacillus thuringiensis with the microscope

Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): Off

Summary of RAM operations:

At 1:30 p.m., the Crew Engineer took 2 zip ties and a dark ribbon to repair equipment in the field if needed. However, no repair was necessary, and all materials were returned to their place.

Summary of any observatory issues: The astronomer participated in both EVAs today for a personal experiment, so no astronomical observations were conducted.

Summary of health and safety issues: Cf HSO report. There were no safety concerns to note.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Crew was wondering if Mission Support would be interested in having a stationary bike at the station for future crews, particularly for potential physical activity research. The bike can be disassembled and stored in its original box, along with the necessary tools for easy reassembly.

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