Category: Operations Report

Crew 245 Operations Report 17-04-2022
SOL: 7
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems:
Heating system.
Rover Opportunity.
Air system of one helmet / related charger

Notes on non-nominal systems: The causes of low air from one of the helmets used during EVA were identified and fixed.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 170.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 99%
Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: No
Hours: 95.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: -%
Currently charging: –

Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 184
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 71%
Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments:

Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 384 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157695.2
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: During EVA in the morning, one person experienced low air coming from his helmet, likely due to low battery. EVA was interrupted and the EVA crew returned immediately to the Hub. The issue was identified and the charger was fixed. The suit now undercharging and seems nominal. We will monitor the suit performance.

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Crew 245 Operations Report 16-04-2022
SOL: 6
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Heating system.
Rover Opportunity.

Notes on non-nominal systems: Rover Opportunity overheated on the way back from EVA. Even waiting several minutes with the rover switched off, the overheat alarm went on right after restarting the march. We were able to bring the rover back to the base, eventually.

ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 168.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98%
Currently charging: No
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 95.5
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 98%
Currently charging: No
Curiosity rover used: Yes
Hours: 183.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 92%
Currently charging: No
Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes and comments: Opportunity, on the way back, overheated several times. Every time we stopped the rover and wait several minutes, up to 10 minutes, but right after restarting the march, the overheating alarm appeared. We were able to bring Opportunity back to the base, eventually.

Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 392 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157653.5
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: Yes
Summary of internet: nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios: nothing to report
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off
Summary of RAM operations: nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: nothing to report
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Crew 245 Operations Report 13-04-2022
SOL: 3
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems:
Heating system.
Suit 8 battery.
One suit charger.

Notes on non-nominal systems:
The heating system is not working. We are using the heater from the RAM at the upper deck.
Suit 8 battery has been substituted.
Faulty suit charger: a label was put signaling that is not working.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 167.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 96%
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 93.9
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 97%
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 182.7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used: No
Hours: 235.6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 415 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157522,9
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios:
The battery of suit 8 has been found faulty and has been substituted.
One suit charger has been found broken. We put a label on it.

Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off

Summary of RAM operations: We prepared the systems for the satellite experiment.

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues:

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: –

Supplemental Operations Report 13 April 2022

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Hab furnace

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Ordered a new thermostat to see if that is the problem as the heater just appears dead. If that does not fix the problem, I will just be leaving it as we will be installing a new furnace for next season.

Generator: Still being manually run at night.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— Nominal

Notes on power system: Nothing to report

Propane Reading, station tank – 59 %

Propane Reading, director tank— 53%

Propane Reading, intern tank— 69 %

Propane Reading, generator— 80 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 0 gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 350 gallons

Sojourner rover used: no

Hours: 167.7

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes
Notes on rovers: Nothing to report

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): none

Reason for use: n/a

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0 hours

Notes on ATVs: Nothing to report

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town

Luna used and why, where? No

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why? The Guard rail on the front porch was damaged in the windstorm. The crew repaired it.

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: Nothing to report

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of Outpost operations: New toilet arrived early. Hoping to install it tomorrow!

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Crew 245 Operations Report 12-04-2022
SOL: 2
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Heating system.
Notes on non-nominal systems: We decided that we will take care of disposing disposable batteries (AA, AAA)
The heating system is not working. We are using the heater from the RAM at the upper deck.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Hours: 167,6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 93,8
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 97%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: No
Hours: 182,7
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 100%
Currently charging: Yes
Perseverance rover used: Yes
Hours: 235,6
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 89%
Currently charging: Yes
General notes and comments: None
Summary of Hab operations: –
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 422,8125 gallons
Water (loft tank): 12 gallons
Water Meter: 157487,7
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios:
One Radio charger is not working properly: the same radio on another charger was properly charged. Since one charger serves two radios, we suggest to put a label "not working" on the defective slot.
We changed the batteries for suit 3, 4 and 6. Systems nominal.
Summary of GreenHab operations: –
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest: –
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off
Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues: –
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: can we put a label "not working" on the defective slot of the radio charger?

Crew 245 Operations Report 10-04-2022

SOL: 0

Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Water alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Water alarm broken, repair will be attempted tomorrow

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Opportunity rover used: No

Curiosity rover used: No

Perserverence rover used: No

General notes and comments: None

Summary of Hab operations:

WATER USE

Water (static tank): 330 gallons

Water (loft tank): 12 gallons

Water Meter: 157423,7

Static to Loft Pump used: Yes

Static tank pipe heater: Off

Static tank heater: Off

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: We moved the antenna 5 meters away

Summary of suits and radios: Not used, radios charging

Summary of GreenHab operations:

WATER USE: 0 gallons

Heater: Off

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest:

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Not used, nothing to report

Dual split: OFF

Summary of RAM operations: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

CrewCar:

mileage 203132

oil level close to minimum

no damage reported

Tank level when retrieved in Grand Junction: tank almost full (19/20)

Tank refilled in Hanksville

Crew 245 Operations Report 11-04-2022
SOL: 1
Name of the person filing report: Luca Rossettini

Non-nominal systems: Suits, Heating system, main door, side bar of the
entrance.
Notes on non-nominal systems:
Water alarm is functional to be tested.
Suits: we request authorization to substitute the three batteries.
Where should we put disposable batteries (AA, AAA)?
The heating system is not working. We are using the heater from the
RAM at the upper deck.
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Perseverance rover used: No
General notes and comments: None
Summary of Hab operations:
Static tank was refilled by Shannon almost to top
WATER USE
Water (static tank): 430 gallons
Water (loft tank): 11 gallons
Water Meter: 157452,5
Static to Loft Pump used: Yes
Static tank pipe heater: Off
Static tank heater: Off
Toilet tank emptied: No
Summary of internet: nothing to report
Summary of suits and radios:
Radios charging.
We disconnected suit 3 from charging and the fan was turning on only
at maximum power. We checked the battery and the voltage was 6 V.
Same problem with suits 4 and 6 (they wouldn’t even turn on the
fan), that both had 4V in fully charged state.
We tried charging them with another charger (to see if that might be
the problem, but the low voltage did not change).
Suit 1, once disconnected, is working only at maximum speed.
Slightly reducing the speed causes the suit not to working.
We request authorization to substitute the three batteries.
Summary of GreenHab operations:
WATER USE: 0 gallons
Heater: Off
Supplemental light: Off
Harvest:
Summary of ScienceDome operations:
Checked inventory
Dual split (Heat/AC): Off
Summary of RAM operations: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of any observatory issues: Not used, nothing to report
Summary of health and safety issues:
The main door is now damaged due to high winds and cannot stay
closed. We used the red wired to secure it within the habitat, passing
through the airlock and being wired to a metal tube. This is preventing the
Martians to use the airlock and reduce the exits.
Furthermore, the side bar right outside the main door has been
damaged by the door slamming wide open into it. Tomorrow we will check if it
will be sufficient to screw it firmly or if other type of repair will be
necessary.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:
Suits: we request authorization to substitute the three batteries.
Where should we put disposable batteries (AA, AAA)?
Concern: with the high winds the main door is not safe, it could fly
away or anyway get permanently damaged.

Crew 227 Operations Report 08-04-2022

SOL: 12

Name of person filing report: Julien Meert

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS :

Spirit rover used: Not use

Hours: 167,6

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 46 Yesterday

Currently charging: plug in

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours: 93,6

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 84

Currently charging: plug in

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours: 182,7

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 92

Currently charging: plug in

Perseverance rover used: Yes

Hours: 235,4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 72

Currently charging: plug in

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations : Nothing special

WATER USE:

Water (static tank): 209 gallons

Water (loft tank): 33 gallons

Water Meter: 157376,4 units

Static to Loft Pump used : 22 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): Off

Static tank heater Off

Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: No problems today

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing new

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing new

WATER USE: 0 gallons

Heater: Off

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest: 0

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Audrey finish all her experiment there so the hood will not be use anymore by us

Dual split: Off

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support : This Sim was a real pleasure ! Thank you for your work, we would not be able to have such a qualitative time without it !
Have a good Week-End !

Name of person filing report: Shannon Rupert

Reason for Report: Routine

Non-nominal systems: Power system monitor

Action taken for non-nominal systems: Still figuring out the best option for it. It needs to be hardwired into the internet, but also close enough to the ScienceDome to connect to the data

Generator: Still being manually run at night.

ScienceDome Dual Split: Off

Solar—Charge controllers off at night.

Solar— Nominal

Notes on power system: The power system is acting crazy again. Yesterday we lost power due to another overload of the solar system. Then today the SOC is reading incorrectly again.I will look at it between crews.

Propane Reading, station tank – 60%

Propane Reading, director tank— 60%

Propane Reading, intern tank— 70%

Propane Reading, generator— 32 %

Ethanol Free Gasoline – 0 gallons.

Water (Outpost tank) – 250 gallons

Sojourner rover used: no

Hours: 167.5

Beginning charge: 100

Ending charge: 100

Currently charging: yes

Notes on rovers: Still haven’t started on the battery cleaning and watering.

ATV’s Used: (Honda, 350.1, 350.2, 300): none

Reason for use: n/a

Oil Added? No.

ATV Fuel Used: 0 gallons

# Hours the ATVs were Used: 0 hours

Notes on ATVs: 350.1 is blocking the gap between the campus and the outpost so no one will damage the repaired wiring conduit.

HabCar used and why, where? Yes, to town for garbage and water runs

CrewCar used and why, where? Yes, to town

Luna used and why, where? Yes, to town

Campus-wide inspection, if action is taken, what and why? Nothing to report.

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of general operations: Nothing to report

Summary of internet: We removed the modems and routers for the two HughesNet systems that have been deactivated in the Hab. Starlink will now be the only internet available on campus for crews. We do need to secure it with a password still.

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations: Evidence of rodents noted.

Summary of Outpost operations: Evidence of rodents noted.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing to report

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Nothing to report

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Went into the robotic observatory today and restarted the system with Peter. Also realigned the small telescope’s camera which had become loose where the cords connect.

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report.

Crew 227 Operations Report 06-04-2022

SOL: 10

Name of person filing report: Julien Meert

Non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

Notes on non-nominal systems: Nothing to report

ROVERS :

Spirit rover used: Not use

Opportunity rover used: Yes

Hours: 93,1

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 77

Currently charging: plugged in

Curiosity rover used: Not used

Perseverance rover used: Not used

General notes and comments: Nothing to report

Summary of Hab operations : We had some rodents in the Hab and yesterday night was quite noisy, so we put out our forks and went to war ! Armed with an empty pot and some cheese as a trap we try to ambush them around midnight!

When we left the Upper part to go to the bathroom, the previous plan perfectly worked ! We caught our invisible guest ! (Which was not that invisible in order to the size of the plenty (of a piece of wall maybe) belly that the enemy got !)

After a big debate at the breakfast, about the way that we are going to get rid of our night prisoners, we finally decide with Shannon that we are going to make him do the walk of shame in the middle of the desert.

WATER USE:

Water (static tank): 276 gallons

Water (loft tank): 25 gallons

Water Meter: 157308,1 units

Static to Loft Pump used : 0 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): Off

Static tank heater Off

Toilet tank emptied: Yes

Summary of internet: No problems today

Summary of suits and radios: Nothing new

Summary of GreenHab operations: Nothing new

WATER USE: 0 gallons

Heater: Off

Supplemental light: Off

Harvest: 0

Summary of ScienceDome operations: Audrey used the oden today.

Dual split: Off

Summary of RAM operations: Nothing to report

Summary of any observatory issues: Nothing to report

Summary of health and safety issues: Nothing to report

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support : Nothing special for today !