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Journalist Report – April 2nd

Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Joanna Galloway
Date: 02-04-2026
Sol: 4

Journalist Report Title: Between heaven and earth

Early this morning, the EVA crew Marie, Matthias and Antoine got up at 6.30 to prepare for an 8am outing. Matias woke up as well to prepare for CapCom and left Joanna and Zahraa to catch up on their sleep. The Crew visited Gateway to Lilith, an unforgettable view which has given everyone a lot to talk about. Before they made their way back to the station, Matias worked on repairing the second com, Joanna spent some time on the static bike to make sure she still got a small workout in. Zahraa had a chill morning editing pictures and resting. Since the EVA was completed early in the morning, we were able to have a nice morning discussing the views. On the menu for lunch it was omelette with a side of bread and some leftover chili.

The wind was howling by early afternoon, this allowed for the Crew to do a video of their experiments in the station. Zahraa had time for everyone to pass her experiment which is related to speech patterns. The rest of the afternoon went smoothly. It was quite a quiet day because of the weather. The Crew is planning to have a cosy early dinner and a board games night.

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EVA Report – April 2nd

Report title: EVA Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Astronomer
Report prepared by: Matias Ballivian Ascarrunz
Date: 02-04-2026
Sol:4

EVA #: 6

Purpose of EVA: We are heading out there to explore the area and find the right spot for Joanna’s experiment.

Start time:08:12 AM
End time: 10:05 AM

Narrative: The crew started to prepare for the EVA at 07:40 AM after breakfast. After a check we discovered that comms kit #4 Headset was causing static noise. Everything else was working fine. They started decompression at 08:05 AM and then went to the rover and started their way to the Special Region. At Cowboy Corner we did a radio test for Matias’ experiment, then also at the Special Region where they arrived at 08:45. They continued their EVA walking. At 09:33 AM they returned to the rovers, to go back to the station. They arrived at 09:54 AM. Where they filmed a little video and then started decompression at 10:00 AM.

Destination per MDRS Map: Special Region
Destination Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 518500E, 4256000N

EVA Participants:
Matthias, Greenhab Officer (Team lead)
Antoine, executive officer
Marie, commander

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung road and Gateway to Lith

Mode of travel: walking and driving

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Sol Summary – April 2nd

Report title: Sol Summary Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Crew Commander
Report prepared by: Marie Janse
Date: 02–04–2026
Sol: 4

Summary Title: Exploring, Experimenting and Embracing the Wind

Mission Status:
A productive yet quiet day.

Sol Activity Summary:
Half of the team woke up at 6.30 am while the other half woke up at 8am. We had cereal with milk for breakfast. The EVA was at Gateway to Lilith to explore the environment to find suitable terrain for Joanna’s research but we have concluded that it will be a bit far.

For lunch we had omelette with bread and then started working on our reports. Zahraa was able to start her experiments with the Crew in L deck. We also worked a lot on personal projects as the wind outside wouldn’t allow us to do a second EVA. This evening dinner is pasta bake with broccoli and we are going to play board games.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow we will continue Antoine’s research. We are planning to test running it without him in the afternoon in order to go out all at once during the day and avoid biasing his experiment. We will also be working on our own experiments.

Anomalies in work:
The charger for one of the suits is no longer charging.

Weather:
It was very windy today and quite noisy inside the hab, but the sun was out which was a nice change.

Crew Physical Status:
Everyone is doing well.

EVA:
We will ultimately not be using the location for Joanna’s experiment as it is too far, but it was a great outing nonetheless.

Reports to be filed:

  • Sol Summary
  • Operations Report
  • Greenhab Report
  • Journalist Report
  • Astronomy Report
  • EVA Reports
  • EVA Request
  • Daily photos

Support Requested:

We are wondering about transportation at the end of the simulation: How can we get to Grand Junction (using Cathy’s car, with two cars, or by coordinating with the next team)?

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Operations Report – April 2nd

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Executive Officer / Crew Engineer
Report prepared by: Antoine Dubois
Date: 02-04-2026
Sol: 4

Non-nominal systems: Pressurised tunnels & suit charger, Comms kit #4

Notes on non-nominal systems:

  • Pressurised tunnels: We repaired the pressurised tunnel using 10 zip ties due to the high winds.

  • Suit charger: We hadn’t noticed, but one of the chargers was broken (probably before we arrived) (See pictures below). We replaced it with a new one. Could we fix it with glue? Is that possible, or is it unsafe?

  • All the joints of the comms kit #4 headset were resoldered. The problem has been solved.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: EVA #6

Hours: 301.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 38%
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: No

Hours: /
Beginning charge: /
Ending charge: /
Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours: /
Beginning charge: /
Ending charge: /
Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: EVA #6

Hours: 402.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 26%
Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: None

Summary of Hab operations:

Water Use: 13.57 gallons
Main tank level: 287 gallons
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): OFF
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): YES
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO

Summary of internet: Connection used for research, listening to music, sending reports and watching Night at the Museum 2.

Summary of suits and radios:

  • Matthias De Groote, Greenhab Officer: Suits and radio 5

  • Marie, Commander: Suits and radio 1

  • Antoine, Executive officer: Suits and radio 2 (headset 3)

Summary of GreenHab operations:

Water use: 2.65 gallons
Heater (ON or OFF): ON, 70 F°
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations: We used Science Dome for Joanna’s experiment with Tap Strap.

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

Summary of RAM operations: Usage of solder material for preparation of comms kit #4, also the multimeter and some pliers were used.

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

  • Suit charger: Could we fix it with glue? Is that possible, or is it unsafe?

  • Trash is in the RAM

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Operations Report – April 1st

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Executive Officer / Crew Engineer
Report prepared by: Antoine Dubois
Date: 01-04-2026
Sol: 3

Non-nominal systems: Pressurised tunnels

Notes on non-nominal systems: Repaired the pressurised tunnel using 11 zip ties.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours: /

Beginning charge: /

Ending charge: /

Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: EVA #5

Hours: 265.2

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 40%

Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: EVA #5

Hours: 353.4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 47%

Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours: /

Beginning charge: /

Ending charge: /

Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: None

Summary of Hab operations:

Water Use: 14.51 gallons

Main tank level: 306 gallons

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

Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): OFF

Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): YES

Summary of internet: Connection used for research, to follow the launch of Artemis II, and to send reports and music.

Summary of suits and radios:

  • Matias Ballivian, Astronomer: Suits and radio 4

  • Antoine, Executive officer: Suits and radio 2 (headset 1)

  • Zahraa, HSO: Suits and radio 3

Summary of GreenHab operations:

Water use: 1.85 gallons

Heater (ON or OFF): ON, 70 F°

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6:30pm to 11pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A

Summary of ScienceDome operations:

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

Summary of RAM operations: Pressurised tunnels : Use of 11 zip ties to secure the pressurised tunnels and cutting pliers.

Summary of any observatory issues: Mount error for the MDRS–WF

Summary of health and safety issues: The same crew member reports persistent lower posterior left rib pain, unchanged from yesterday.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: can we have more ibuprofen?

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Sol Summary – April 5th

Report title: Sol Summary Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Crew Commander
Report prepared by: Marie Jansen
Date: 05-04-2026
Sol: SOL 7

Summary Title: Easter Day
Mission Status: Breaking the routine on Easter Day.
Sol Activity Summary:
Today was our rest day. We decided to celebrate Easter by sharing each other’s traditions. We woke up at 9:00 AM and had chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. After that we had an egg hunt in the HAB. We caught the animal that had been eating our plants in the GreenHab. For the rest of the morning, Antoine and Marie did 45 minutes of cardio while the girls washed their hair and Matthias worked on his assignment. As for Matias, he was our cheerleader for the workout. For lunch we had couscous cooked by Zahraa which was delicious. In the afternoon we took a nap to rest properly and then got ready for crew photos. After a 1 hour photoshoot, we played cards while enjoying an Easter cake prepared by Joanna and Marie. We are currently working on our reports while Matthias is preparing dinner. Mac and cheese is on the menu.

Look Ahead Plan:
Tomorrow’s plan: we will be carrying out Joanna’s experiment at Cowboy Corner. The goal is to have everyone go through it on the same day. She has therefore decided to stay fairly close to the base. This will take up the whole day. Some of us have planned to do sport. We will also be running Zahraa’s experiment in the lower hab.

Anomalies in work:
None
Weather:
No EVA was carried out today, but the computers reported good conditions outside plenty of sunshine and a fairly pleasant temperature.
Crew Physical Status:
Everyone in the crew is doing well, the rest of the day did us a lot of good.
EVA:
No AVE today.
Reports to be filed:
Sol Summary
Operations Report
Greenhab Report
Journalist Report
Astronomy Report
EVA Requests
Daily photos
Mid-mission research report

Support Requested: none

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Crew Photos April 5th>

Report title: Photos of the Day
Crew #: 333
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Joanna Galloway
Date: 05-04-2026
Sol: 7

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GreenHab Report – April 5th

Report title: GreenHab Report
Crew #: 333
Position: GreenHab Officer
Report prepared by: Matthias De Groote
Date: 05-04-2026
Sol: 7

Environmental control (fan & heater): Yes, Fan max : 80, Fan min : 75 ; Heater : 70 F°
Average temperatures (last 24h): 85.2 F°
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 101.6 F°
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 68.6 F°
Hours of supplemental light: 4:00
Daily water usage for crops: 2.4 gal
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0.26 gal
Water in the Tank (160 gal useful capacity): 142 gallons remaining
Time(s) of watering for crops: 10:00 am
Changes to crops: Beans are starting to flower.
Harvest: 21 g of arugula and 116 g of kale.
Support/supplies needed: No
Notes: The space rodent invader has been caught, we stay on our guards for future potential invaders.

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Astronomy Report – April 5th

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Report title: Astronomy Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Crew Astronomer
Report prepared by: Matias Ballivian Ascarrunz
Date: 05-04-2026
Sol: 7

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested: RCOS-16 & MDRS-WF
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: M64, M82
Images submitted with this report: None
Problems Encountered: None
MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: N/A
Images submitted with this report: N/A
Problems Encountered: N/A

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