Operations Report – March 19th

SOL: 3

Name of person filing report: Jesús, Crew Engineer

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover : not used

Opportunity rover: not used

Curiosity rover: Used

Beginning Hours: 302

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 302.4

Ending charge: 75%

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover: used

Beginning Hours: 311.8

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 312

Ending charge: 92%

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: Worked as expected.

Summary of Hab operations: Exercise activities, cooking, EVA preparation, equipment troubleshooting

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

Time of measurements: 5:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 22.22 gal
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 32.83 gal

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 418.19 gal (based on Smart Home)

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : off

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no

Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 10 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, used

2 -> 100%, used

3 -> 100%, not used

Suits : Bolts on helmet hinges were very loose during/after the first EVA but were tightened for the second.

Radios : Radio 1 stopped working during the last portion of second EVA but resumed functionality after it was turned off and on upon return to HAB. Cause unknown.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered.

WATER USE: 6 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): None

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

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

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Operations Report – March 20th

SOL: 4

Name of person filing report: Jesús, Crew Engineer

Non-nominal systems: Wi-fi

Notes on non-nominal systems: Wi-fi failed to turn on during the regular window, believe the cause was due to the outages from earlier in the day.

ROVERS

Spirit rover : not used

Opportunity rover: not used

Curiosity rover: used

Beginning Hours: 302

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 302.5

Ending charge: 88%

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover: used

Beginning Hours: 312

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 312.3

Ending charge: 78%

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: Worked as expected.

Summary of Hab operations: Exercise activities, cooking, EVA preparation, equipment troubleshooting

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

Time of measurements: 5:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 28.75 gal
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 42.27 gal

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 375.92 gal (based on Smart Home)

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : off

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): yes

Summary of internet: will be using from 9 pm to 11 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, used

2 -> 100%, used

3 -> 100%, not used

Suits : Nothing to report.

Radios : Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered.

WATER USE: 7 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): None

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

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

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Operations Report – March 21st

SOL: 5

Name of person filing report: Jesús, Crew Engineer

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover : used (EVA 2)

Beginning Hours: 268.9

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 269.5

Ending charge: 65%

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover: used

Beginning Hours: 209.1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 209.5

Ending charge: 73%

Currently charging: yes

Curiosity rover: used

Beginning Hours: 302.5

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 302.7

Ending charge: 80%

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover: used

Beginning Hours: 312.3

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending Hours: 312.7

Ending charge: 84%

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: Worked as expected.

Summary of Hab operations: Cleaning, cooking, EVA preparation, packing

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

Time of measurements: 5:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 33.98 gal
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 45.34 gal

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 330.58 gal (based on Smart Home)

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : off

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no

Summary of internet: will be using from 7 pm onwards for reports, indefinitely due to yesterday’s malfunction

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, used

2 -> 100%, used

3 -> 100%, not used

Suits : Lost upper-left nut and bolt that fastened helmet to backpack. Replaced using bolt and washers from repair kit but had to use a nut from RAM due to improper fitting of available nuts in repair kit.

Radios : Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered.

WATER USE: 9 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams):

Scallions: 69 g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: None

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

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): Commandeered hex nut for EVA suit repair.

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Operations Report – February 17th

Crew 311 Operations Report 17/02/2025
SOL: 1
Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS
Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm, suits 1 voltmeter.
Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 2674
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 94%
Currently charging: ?
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 204.8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 97%
Currently charging: ?
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 296.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 93%
Currently charging: ?
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 305.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 95%
Currently charging: ?
General notes on rovers: Working as expected
Summary of Hab operations: Sport, EVA support, Experiment unpacking and preparation, 3D printing
Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)
Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:30 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 21gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):16.25gl
Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 544gl
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off) : on
Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no
Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits :
1 -> voltmeter not working, not used
2 -> Battery drops quickly to 43% when turned on, not used
3 -> 100% , used
4 -> 99%, used
5 -> 100%, not used
6 -> 100%, not used
7 -> 100%
8 -> 99%, not used
9 -> 97%, used
10 -> 100%, used
Radios : radios are all ok except for radio 5 which had com issues on EVA.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered
WATER USE: 4.5 gallons
Heater (On or Off): Off
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): None
Summary of ScienceDome operations: None
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): On Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: None
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Operations Report – February 18th

Crew 311 Operations Report 17/02/2025
SOL: 2
Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS
Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm, suits 1 voltmeter.
Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Perseverance rover used: No
General notes on rovers: None
Summary of Hab operations: Sport, Experiment unpacking and preparation, light and sensors installation, 3D printing
Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)
Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:30 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 28.3gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):16.43gl
Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 470gl
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off) : on
Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no
Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits :
1 -> Battery changed yesterday and now working fine, not used today
2 -> Battery drops quickly to 43% when turned on, not used
3 -> 100% , not used
4 -> 99%, not used
5 -> 100%, not used
6 -> 100%, not used
7 -> 100%, not used
8 -> 99%, not used
9 -> 97%, not used
10 -> 100%, not used
Radios : Radio check were ok, hope the radio 5 will to continue to be fine!
Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered
WATER USE: 4 gallons
Heater (On or Off): Off
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams):
-14g tomato
-18g radish
Summary of ScienceDome operations: None
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): On Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): pliers, drill, screw driver, handsaw
Completed the tripods for the atmospheric physics instruments.
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: Sickness
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Mousse poop appeared on the mezzanine deck this morning and we also saw the mousse for a brief moment.The mousse seems to be between the floor of the mezzanine and the celling of the rooms.

Operations Report – February 19th

Crew 311 Operations Report 19/02/2025
SOL: 3
Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS
Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm
Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 296.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 94%
Currently charging: yes
Perseverance rover used: No
General notes on rovers: Working as expected
Summary of Hab operations: Sport, EVA support, Experiment unpacking and preparation, 3D printing
Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)
Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:10 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 15.43gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):14.67gl
Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 454gl
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off) : on
Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): yes
Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits :
1 -> Suits ok, not used
2 -> Battery changed after a failed test to run for 4 hours. (battery drops down to 8v after a few minutes)
3 -> 100% , used
4 -> 99%, not used
5 -> 100%, not used
6 -> 100%, not used
7 -> 100%, not used
8 -> 100%, used
9 -> 100%, not used
10 -> 100%, used
Radios : All good
Summary of GreenHab operations: plants were watered and soil was extracted for microgreens experiments.
WATER USE: 5 gallons
Heater (On or Off): Off
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): 7g of mint
Summary of ScienceDome operations: None
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): On Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): Used as EVA airlock
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: None
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Operations Report – February 20th

Crew 311 Operations Report 20/02/2025
SOL: 4
Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS
Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm
Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Perseverance rover used: No
General notes on rovers: None
Summary of Hab operations: Sport, Experiments, 3D printing
Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)
Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 15.43gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):13.18gl
Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 439gl
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on
Static tank heater (on or off) : on
Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): No
Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports
Summary of suits and radios:
Suits :
1 -> 100%, not used
2 -> 100%, not used
3 -> 100% ,not used
4 -> 100%, not used
5 -> 100%, not used
6 -> 100%, not used
7 -> 100%, not used
8 -> 100%, not used
9 -> 100%, not used
10 -> 100%, not used
Radios : All good
Summary of GreenHab operations: plants were watered
WATER USE: 5 gallons
Heater (On or Off): Off
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): None
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Humanise and microgreens experiments
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): On Heat
Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: None
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
A non-burnable trash has been placed in the RAM Airlock

Operations Report – March 12th

SOL: 24

Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS

Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June

ROVERS

Spirit rover : used

Hours: 268.6h

Beginning charge: 83%

Ending charge: 67%

Currently charging: no

Opportunity rover: used

Hours: 208.1h

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 73%

Currently charging: no

Curiosity rover: not used

Perseverance rover: not used

General notes on rovers: Worked as expected

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, experiments

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

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:33 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 10.29gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):13.51gl

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 194.94gl

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : on

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no

Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, not used

2 -> 100%, not used

3 -> 100% , not used

4 -> 100%, not used

6 -> 100%, not used

7 -> 100%, used

8 -> 100%, used

9 -> 100%, used

10 -> 100%, not used

Suits : None

Radios : Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered

WATER USE: 11.5 gallons

Heater (On or Off): Off

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams):

Radish 49g

Tomato 87g

Chives 26g

Arugula 82g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: experiments

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

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Operations Report – March 13th

SOL: 25

Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS

Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June

ROVERS

Spirit rover : not used

Opportunity rover: not used

Curiosity rover: not used

Perseverance rover: not used

General notes on rovers: Worked as expected

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, experiments

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

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:24 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 10.29gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):13.09gl

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 184.65gl

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : on

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no

Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, not used

2 -> 100%, not used

3 -> 100% , not used

4 -> 100%, not used

6 -> 100%, not used

7 -> 100%, not used

8 -> 100%, not used

9 -> 100%, not used

10 -> 100%, not used

Suits : None

Radios : Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered

WATER USE: 8 gallons

Heater (On or Off): Off

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams):

Summary of ScienceDome operations: experiments

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

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Trash bags have been left in the RAM airlock.

Operations Report – March 14th

SOL: 26

Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS

Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June

ROVERS

Spirit rover : not used

Opportunity rover: not used

Curiosity rover: used

Hours: 300.8h

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 92%

Currently charging: no

Perseverance rover: used

Hours: 310.5h

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 92%

Currently charging: no

General notes on rovers: Worked as expected

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, experiments

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

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 7:25 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 12gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):14.25gl

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 205.25gl

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : on

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): yes

Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, not used

2 -> 100%, not used

3 -> 100% , not used

4 -> 100%, not used

6 -> 100%, not used

7 -> 100%, used

8 -> 100%, used

9 -> 100%, not used

10 -> 100%, used

Suits : Nothing to report

Radios : Nothing to report.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered

WATER USE: 12 gallons

Heater (On or Off): Off

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): scallion 30g

Summary of ScienceDome operations: experiments

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

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: Thank you for your help and support during the mission!

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