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Operations Report – March 19th

Crew 207 Operations Report 19 Mar 2019

SOL: 3

Name of person filing report: Tom Baldwin

Non-nominal systems: Generator: Radiator hoses and alternator need replacement on the generator. A contractor has been arranged to make these repairs within a few days.

Generator

Generator (hours run): 11:00 hours

Generator was turned off at 07:30, SOC 100%

Diesel Reading – 54 %

Propane Reading – 68 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 2 gallons.

Water (auxiliary tank) – Not in use

Water (static tank) – 290 gallons

Auxiliary to Static tank transfer– Not applicable

Gallons transferred: Not Applicable

Water in Green Hab – 170 gallons

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

Water Meter: 141904.7 gallons

Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Deimos rover used: No, not functional
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Sojourner rover used: ASSIGNED TO DIRECTOR
Hours: Not applicable
Beginning charge: Not applicable
Ending charge: Not applicable
Currently charging: Not applicable

Spirit rover used: Used
Hours: 85.1 hours
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 66 %
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Not used
Hours:53.6 hours
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 56 %
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: Used
Hours: 84.4 hours
Beginning charge: 100 %
Ending charge: 97 %
Currently charging: Yes

Notes on rovers: EVA mission 2.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3): N/A

Reason for use: Not used

Oil Added?: N/A

ATV Fuel Used: N/A

# Hours the ATVs were Used today: None

Notes on ATVs: None

HabCar : None.

CrewCar used and why, where?

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: EVA suits normal, with all batteries greater than 13 volts.

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAMM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Musk Observatory: Please see Astronomer Report regarding video capture issues.

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

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Greenhab Report – March 19th

Crew 207 GreenHab Report – 19 Mar 2019

GreenHab Officer: Diane Rothberg

Environmental control: Heat and cooling w/ambient air (9 hr)

Shade Cloth (40%)

Average temperatures:

Low: 16.0 deg C
High: 28.5 deg C

Hours of supplemental light: 0 Hours

Daily water usage for crops: 6 gallons

Water in Blue Tank: 170 gallons

Crops watered at 08:40 hours (3gal) and 17:45 hours (3 gal)

TIME NOTED TEMPERATURE (DEG C) / HUMIDITY (%)

1) 08:40 AM 25 deg C / 20%
2) 12:30 AM 25 deg C / 20%
3) 15:05 PM 28 deg C / 20%
4) 17:45 PM 24 deg C / 20%

Changes to crops: None

Narrative:
Harvest: sage 2 gm, parsley 6 gm

Support/supplies needed: None

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Journalist Report – March 19th

Journalists Report March 19

At 3:00 am, Dean arrived with all kinds of electronic and mechanical goodies.

After allowing him a short nap, 3 of us assembled a bicycle and mounted it to a friction trainer. Dean hooked up a battery and ancillary monitoring devices. Each crew members will ride for an hour per day for at least 2 days. Energy will be stored in the battery, and used to power the 3D printers. This activity keeps us in shape, maintains high crew morale, and creates electrical power
independently.

Kevin hooked up a 3D printer in the RAM and printed a microscope slide holder, a soil sieve base, and a mold for making protein gels (used for Western blotting). How wonderful that these aids to science can be made right on Mars without the necessity of transporting them up here!

In the afternoon, Kevin, Tiffany and Julielynn went on an EVA to scout the turn off the main highway to Cow Dung Road. As there is no signage, they plan to drone map the area to create a 3D printed map which might be a helpful aid to pinpointing the intersection.

In the evening, Julielynn trained all crew members in needle decompression skills to treat a potentially fatal tension
pneumothorax. She employed her leading-edge 3D printed medical simulation training devices. While this was fascinating and exciting it was kind of scary for those of us who are not in the medical profession! But being on Mars, where the nearest hospital is months away, it’s a handy skill to know!

Cheers,

Julielynn Wong, MD, MPH, FACPM
Chief Medical Maker

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Astronomy Report – March 19th

Astronomy Report

Name: Tom Baldwin

Crew: 207

Date: 19-MAR-2019

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope MDRS-WF: downloaded captured images of Horsehead Nebula

Objects Viewed: Horsehead Nebula

Problems Encountered: none

Processed Crab Nebula photo, attached JPEG

MUSK OBSERVATORY : Viewed Sun through eyepiece and camera

Solar Features Observed: Sun

Problems Encountered: Captured images did not download into Solar Image folder. Steps listed on pages 21 through 23 followed.

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GreenHab Report – March 17th

GreenHab Officer: Diane Rothberg

Environmental control: Heating and cooling w/ambient air (8 hrs)

Shade cloth (40%)

Average temperatures:

Low: 15 ° C

High: 32 ° C

Hours of supplemental light: 0 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 13 gal

Water in Blue Tank—gallons 181 gal

Time(s) of watering for crops: 8:30 16:45

Changes to crops:

Narrative: Discarded 4 pots of dead peas, but kept the 2 best just in case they revived

Harvest: 19 gm basil

Support/supplies needed: Getting low on fly paper sheets

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Operations Report – March 17th

SOL: 1

Name of person filing report: Tom Baldwin

Non-nominal systems: Rover charging system.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Circuit to charging system interrupted, reset by David Mateus

Generator (hours run): 11

Solar— 81 % (Before generator is run at night)

Diesel Reading – 65 %

Propane Reading – 68 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – gallons.

Water (auxiliary tank) – 0 gallons

Water (static tank) – 350 gallons

Auxiliary to Static tank transfer– no

Gallons transferred:

Water in GreenHab – 181 gallons

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

Water Meter: 12 units

Toilet tank emptied: no

Deimos rover 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: yes

Hours: 83.6

Beginning charge: 48

Ending charge: 46

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used:

Hours:53.6

Beginning charge: 58

Ending charge: 56

Currently charging:yes

Curiosity rover used: yes

Hours: 82.9

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 98

Currently charging: yes

Notes on rovers: Demo/instruction by Dave Mateus

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 300, 350.1, 350.2, 350.3) no

Reason for use:

Oil Added?

ATV Fuel Used: Gals

# Hours the ATVs were Used today:

Notes on ATVs:

HabCar used and why, where? no

CrewCar used and why, where? no

General notes and comments: nothing to report

Summary of internet: nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Clean up, cleaning, & report writing

Summary of GreenHab operations: Monitoring $ watering of plants

Summary of ScienceDome operations: cleaned & organized

Summary of RAMM operations: nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Power bar switch was intermittent, now normal.

Summary of health and safety issues: Check of emergency equipment. 1 smoke detector low battery

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: none

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Astronomy Report – March 17th

Astronomy Report

Name: Tom Baldwin

Crew: 207

Date: 17-MAR-2019

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: Crab Nebula

Problems Encountered:

MUSK OBSERVATORY Dry run on set-up only

Solar Features Observed: none

Problems Encountered: Power bar was intermittent. Seems normal now. Mentioned to David Mateus.

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Sol Summary – March 17th

Summary Title: Starting our Sim

Author: Julielynn Wong

Mission Status: All nominal

Sol Activity Summary: Crew 206 departed this morning. Crew 207 Greenhab Officer prepared breakfast. Crew 207 Commander submitted yesterday’s food inventory. Crew 207 HSO conducted a safety check. Crew 207 Scientist drafted the cooking and cleaning schedule. Commander cleaned and organized both levels of the Hab and the Science Dome. Greenhab Officer and Crew 207 Engineer/Astronomer began planning tomorrow’s EVA. Crew Scientist prepared lunch with fresh basil seasoning from the Greenhab. Engineer/Astronomer began operations in the solar observatory. Crew 207 completed paperwork and training with the MDRS intern. All 5 crew members successfully test drove the rovers under the supervision of the MDRS intern. Crew 207 completed their EVA spacesuit training.

Crew 207 identified the following useful items that could be 3D printed out of biodegradable, washable plastic at MDRS:

Coat hanger

Bag clip

Soap holder

S hook

Stackable storage bin

Pen storage container

Funnels

Labware drying rack

Soil sieves

Water dipstick

Selfie stick

Dishes

Colored straws to help crew members identify their individual cups

Scratch stick for the inside of the EVA spacesuit helmets

Look ahead plan: We are planning an EVA to scout out a location for drone flight testing. We are preparing files to be 3D printed at MDRS to save time and money.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny all day

Crew physical status: Fine

EVA: N/A

Reports to be filed: Operations, GreenHab, HSO, Scientist, Journalist, EVA Request

Support Requested: None

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