Operations Report – January 28th

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 328
Position: Crew Engineer/HSO
Report prepared by: Aaron Tenner
Date: 28-01-2026
Sol: 3

Non-nominal systems: N/A
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
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: Rovers were charging all day today, no EVAs were conducted.
Summary of Hab operations:
Water Use (see notes): 19.95 gal/day
Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 333.05 gal
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): YES
Summary of internet: Downlink 195.30 mbit/s, uplink 12.20 mbit/s, ping 22ms
Summary of suits and radios: Suits and radios all nominal, not in use today, helmets were cleaned.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Crew Astrobiologist completed setup for NFT plant system with water pump and leveling and will be sowing seeds this evening. Crew Engineer completed setup of 3D printed NFT system, complete with both water and air pumps to test viability of 3D printed hydroponics.
Water use: 9 gallons
Heater (ON or OFF): ON
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6pm-11:30pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Crew Scientist completed initial setup of regolith brick building using mixture of Martian soil, distilled water, and 3D printed molds.
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): Automatic
Summary of RAM operations: RAM was used extensively for both NFT setups including x2 hand-held drills, several drill bits of varying sizes, x12 hex-bolt screws, hand-held saws, x1 wrench, all tools used were specifically for the designs of both NFT systems.
Summary of any observatory issues: N/A
Summary of health and safety issues: No new health and safety issues.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Requesting permission from Mission Support to increase Science Dome temperature to 70 degrees F to match the previous regolith study and support in hardening the regolith.
Crew also requests the addition of a humidifier to the Hab, the older one we found had water damage and is irreparable.
Crew Engineer is requesting the addition of a notes section to this template for any nominal notes.
Crew Journalist is requesting information on feasibility of EVA to clean habitat windows.
NOTES: Toilet tank was emptied by Crew Engineer for the first time today. First cleaning of habitat was thorough and necessary and we submitted our first burn bag to the back of the RAM for disposal.

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