Operations Report – April 26th

Report title: Operations Report

Crew #: 335

Position: Engineer

Report prepared by: Katherine Berry

Date: 23Apr2026

Sol: 4

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:

Hours: 306

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 50%

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover:

Hours: 269.4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 43%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used:

Hours: 0

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used:

Hours: 0

Beginning charge: N/A

Ending charge: N/A

Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Curiosity seems to be unable to hold charge, crew attempted to take curiosity however once unplugged, it dropped to 94% within a couple of minutes and was returned to the charged and swapped for Spirit

Summary of Hab operations:

Water Use (see notes): 23.73 gal/d

Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 223 gal

Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): OFF

Main water tank heater (ON or OFF) OFF (was removed)

Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO

Summary of internet: Connection was used for research, accessing, and working on homework, sending reports and listening to music.

Summary of suits and radios:

David, Suit: 9 Radio: 3 Headset: 6

Elisa, Suit8 : Radio: 1 Headset: 1

Matteo, Radio: 5 Headset: 5

Lot, Suit: 7 Radio: 6 Headset: 3

Summary of GreenHab operations: (use information from the GreenHab report)

Water use: 1.7 gallons

Heater (ON or OFF): Auto

Supplemental light (hours of operation): Auto

Harvest (name, weight in grams): 0g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Used to film creative projects, drying clay and manipulating clay.

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

Summary of RAM operations: Used compressed air to clean a radio connector.

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: None.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: In response to the previous inquiry: approximately 20% of the olive oil supply remains, and it is expected to run out by next week.

The Curiosity rover’s battery does not appear to be holding a charge. The situation is currently being monitored.

A small package containing crew name tags was delivered. Would it be possible to retrieve this item?

Crew members are requesting an ND filter for the drone to improve documentary footage. Is it permissible for me to overnight this to the rock shop?

Headset two is not functioning due to a connector issue.

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