Operations Report – January 29th

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 328
Position: Crew Engineer/HSO
Report prepared by: Aaron Tenner
Date: (29-01-2026)
Sol: 4

Non-nominal systems: N/A
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: Rovers were not used today.
Summary of Hab operations:
Water Use (see notes): 24.51 gal/day
Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 308.54 gal
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO
Summary of internet: Downlink 142.65 mbit/s, uplink 27.26 mbit/s, ping 20 ms
Summary of suits and radios: Not used today, sitting on chargers ready for use.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Crew Astrobiologist finished setting up her experiments today.
Water use: 3 gallons
Heater (ON or OFF): ON
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6pm – 11:30pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Took photos of regolith from yesterday and found that the distilled water caused salts and minerals to crystallize on the surface giving it a living look.
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): Automatic
Summary of RAM operations: None today.
Summary of any observatory issues: Opened observatory for the first time today and sent photos to mission support astronomers for approval of use.
Summary of health and safety issues: Previous ailments continue to improve.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None today, have a good night mission support.

Operations Report – January 30th

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 328
Position: Crew Engineer/HSO
Report prepared by: Aaron Tenner
Date: 30-01-2026
Sol: 5

Non-nominal systems: N/A
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: Yes
Hours: 292.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 41%
Currently charging: Yes
Opportunity rover used: Yes
Hours: 292.2
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 41%
Currently charging: Yes
Curiosity rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: Only spirit and opportunity were used today, both are now charging.
Summary of Hab operations:
Water Use (see notes): 25.45 gal/day
Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 283.09 gal
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO
Summary of internet: downlink 163.14 mbit/s, uplink 37.39 mbit/s
Summary of suits and radios: Suit 1 and 5 used today, replaced on chargers. Comms 1 and 5 used and returned after use.
Summary of GreenHab operations: (use information from the GreenHab report)
Water use: 2 gallons
Heater (ON or OFF): ON
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6-11:30pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Working on getting a microscope set up.
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): Automatic, trying to keep
temperature at 70-72 degrees F for regolith study.
Summary of RAM operations: None today.
Summary of any observatory issues: N/A
Summary of health and safety issues: Crew Engineer got a minor cut when putting up a flag.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support:

Note: Crew wanted to express our deepest gratitude to mission support for all the support provided, thank you.

Supplemental Operations Report – January 31st

Date: 1/31/2026
Name of person filing report: Brett Bennett
Reason for Report: Routine
Off-Nominal Systems: Hab outer shell. Perseverance e-brake. Hab static tank sensor.

Power system:
GENERAC 15 kW EcoGen operating nominally, including as part of the Sol Ark system.
Current generator hours: 1390.8.

Propane:
Station Tank: 72%
Director Tank: 75%
Intern Tank: 75%
Generator Tank: 80%
Propane was not refilled this week.

Water:
Hab Static Tank: ~280 gallons. Hab static tank sensor currently being replaced.
GreenHab: 142 gallons
Outpost tank: 450 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: No

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: No.
Hours: 222.5
Beginning Charge: 100%
Ending Charge: 100%
Currently Charging: Yes
Monthly rover servicing completed on 1/31/26. This service showed no damaged cables. Inspection of the Perseverance e-brake shows worn brake pads, suggested for replacement at the next servicing.

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: Two round trips to Loa for Crew car control rod and brake service.
Crew Car used and why, where: Round trip to Loa for control rod and brake service. Round trip to Grand Junction for crew and station supplies.
General notes and comments: Recent Crew car service has addressed important issues with the tires and drivetrain, and the car is now running well.

Internet: Nominal.
EVA suits and radios: Nominal. Comms kit 2 headset malfunction occurred on 01/27/2026, which may require replacement.
Suits: Nominal.
Comms: Nominal.
T-Echo EVA-link: Nominal.

Campus wide inspection, if action taken, what and why: None. Hab outer shell shows ongoing wear. New installation of camera feed for the outpost (facing south from the shed southeast corner) is ongoing.

Summary of Hab Operations: Nominal. New room humidifier delivered to crew on 01/30/2026.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Observatories Operations: Nominal.
Summary of RAM Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Outpost Operations:
Director trailer: Nominal.
Intern trailer: Nominal.

Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

Operations Report – January 31st

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 328
Position: Crew Engineer / HSO
Report prepared by: Aaron Tenner
Date: 31-01-2026
Sol: 6

Non-nominal systems: N/A
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: N/A
Hours: (before EVA)
Beginning charge: (Before EVA)
Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging)
Currently charging:
Opportunity rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Curiosity rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
Perseverance rover used: N/A
Hours:
Beginning charge:
Ending charge:
Currently charging:
General notes on rovers: No Rovers used today.
Summary of Hab operations: Quiet day in the hab, mostly focused on experiments. Made chocolate chip pancakes last night and this morning, the crew was very intrigued about how to make American krusteaz pancakes.
Water Use (see notes): 20.89 gal/day
Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 262.2
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO
Summary of internet: downlink 396.93 mbit/s, uplink 22.5 mbit/s, ping 22ms
Summary of suits and radios: None used today.
Summary of GreenHab operations: Cleaned, hydroponics continue to germinate, first radish seeds in Martian regolith germinated.
Water use: 3 gallons
Heater (ON or OFF): ON
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6:30-11pm
Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A
Summary of ScienceDome operations: Made regolith and poured molds into 3D printed trays.
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): Automatic, 70 degrees F
Summary of RAM operations: None today, NB bag dropped off this morning.
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: Items from recent HSO reports are progressing well.
Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: NA

Supplemental Operations Report 08Nov2025

[title Supplemental Operations Report – November 8th]

Date: 11/8/2025
Name of person filing report: Anderson Wilder
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Crew car. Power system battery, inverters. HAB outer shell,

Power system:
1) 200 hr maintenance (including oil, oil filter, and air filter change) expected on 11/12.
2) Current generator hours – 168.

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 85%
Director Tank: 72%
Intern Tank: 72%
Generator Tank: 38%
Propane refill scheduled for Monday 11/10

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 550 gallons (above safety level 130 gallons)
GreenHab – 200 gallons (above safety level 60 gallons)
Outpost tank – 450 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: Yes on 10/20/2025

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: No
Hours: 221.0
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: _ %
Currently Charging: Yes

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies
Crew Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies, Grand Junction for crew pick up.
General notes and comments: Crew car driver’s side front ball joint is bad

Summary of Internet: Nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: Nominal.
Comms: Nominal.
T-Echo EVA-link: Nominal.

Campus:Nominal.
Summary of Hab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Observatories Operations: Nominal.
Summary of RAM Operations: Cleaned. Nominal.
Summary of Outpost Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

Operations Report – <date – November 9th>

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 322
Position: Engineer
Report prepared by: Alessandro Balossino
Date: 09-11-2025
Sol:0

Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS
Spirit rover used:
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Opportunity rover used:
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Curiosity rover used:
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

Perseverance rover used:
Hours: N/A
Beginning charge: N/A
Ending charge: N/A
Currently charging: N/A

General notes on rovers: used all rovers for a short drive as part of the crew’s training. All nominal.

Summary of Hab operations:
Water Use (see notes): 87.5%*
Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 364*
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO

*The actual level is higher, since the tank is filled to the top.

Summary of internet: all nominal
Summary of suits and radios: all nominal

Summary of GreenHab operations: (use information from the GreenHab report)
Water use: 0 gallons (160 gallons – 100%)
Heater (ON or OFF): ON
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 0
Harvest (name, weight in grams): 0

Summary of ScienceDome operations: N/A
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): N/A

Summary of RAM operations: None
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Operations Report – <date – November 10th>

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 322
Position: Engineer
Report prepared by: Alessandro Balossino
Date: 10-11-2025
Sol:1

Non-nominal systems: None
Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used:
Hours: 287h
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 72%
Currently charging: Yes

Opportunity rover used:
Hours: 230.5h
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 67%
Currently charging: Yes

Curiosity rover used:
Hours: 328.8h
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 58%
Currently charging: Yes

Perseverance rover used:
Hours: 367.1h
Beginning charge: 100%
Ending charge: 90%
Currently charging: Yes

General notes on rovers: Everything nominal

Summary of Hab operations:
Water Use (see notes): 70 gallons
Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 364
Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON
Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON
Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO

Summary of internet: all nominal
Summary of suits and radios: all nominal.

Summary of GreenHab operations: (use information from the GreenHab report)
Water use: <1 gallon (160 gallons – 99,8%)
Heater (ON or OFF): ON
Supplemental light (hours of operation): 0
Harvest (name, weight in grams): 0

Summary of ScienceDome operations: N/A
Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): Automatic

Summary of RAM operations: None
Summary of any observatory issues: None
Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Supplemental Operations Report 15Nov2025

[title Supplemental Operations Report – November 15th]

Date: 11/15/2025
Name of person filing report: Anderson Wilder
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Crew car. Power system battery, inverters. HAB outer shell,

Power system:
1) 200 hr maintenance (including oil, oil filter, and air filter change) next expected on 11/22.
2) Current generator hours – 320.

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 80%
Director Tank: 64%
Intern Tank: 69%
Generator Tank: 54%

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 550 gallons (above safety level 130 gallons)
GreenHab – 200 gallons (above safety level 60 gallons)
Outpost tank – 450 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: Yes on 10/20/2025

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: No
Hours: 221.7
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: _ %
Currently Charging: Yes

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies
Crew Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies, Grand Junction/Moab for crew pick up/supplies.
General notes and comments: Crew car driver’s side front ball joint is bad

Summary of Internet: Nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: Nominal.
Comms: Nominal, headsets seem to be having some issues. 4 of them currently tested and working completely, 1 for sure seems faulty, 2 seem intermittent
T-Echo EVA-link: Nominal.

Campus:Nominal.
Summary of Hab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Observatories Operations: Robotic observatory failing to open. Motors are turning on, but there’s no movement. Working with Peter on next steps.
Summary of RAM Operations: Cleaned. Nominal.
Summary of Outpost Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

Supplemental Operations Report 22Nov2025

[title Supplemental Operations Report – November 22nd]

Date: 11/22/2025
Name of person filing report: Anderson Wilder
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Crew car. Power system battery, inverters. HAB outer shell,

Power system:
1) 200 hr maintenance (including oil, oil filter, and air filter change) next expected on 11/23.
2) Current generator hours – 425.

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 80%
Director Tank: 61%
Intern Tank: 63%
Generator Tank: 78%

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 550 gallons (above safety level 130 gallons)
GreenHab – 200 gallons (above safety level 60 gallons)
Outpost tank – 450 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: Yes on 10/20/2025

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: Yes (training)
Hours: 221.7
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: _ %
Currently Charging: Yes

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies
Crew Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies, Grand Junction for crew pick up/supplies.
General notes and comments: Crew car driver’s side front ball joint is bad

Summary of Internet: Nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: Nominal.
Comms: Nominal.
T-Echo EVA-link: Nominal.

Campus:Nominal.
Summary of Hab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Observatories Operations: Robotic observatory failing to open. Motors are turning on, but there’s no movement. Working with Peter on next steps.
Summary of RAM Operations: Cleaned. Nominal.
Summary of Outpost Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

Supplemental Operations Report 29Nov2025

[title Supplemental Operations Report – November 29th]

Date: 11/29/2025
Name of person filing report: Anderson Wilder
Reason for Report: Routine
Non-Nominal Systems: Crew car. Power system battery, inverters. Hab outer shell. Spirit Rover

Power system:
1) 200 hr maintenance (including oil, oil filter, and air filter change) performed on 11/23 at 441 hrs on clock
2) Current generator hours – 562.

Propane Readings:
Station Tank: 72%
Director Tank: 49%
Intern Tank: 59%
Generator Tank: 40%
Propane (generator) scheduled for Tuesday 12/2

Water:
Hab Static Tank – 550 gallons (above safety level 130 gallons)
GreenHab – 200 gallons (above safety level 60 gallons)
Outpost tank – 450 gallons
Septic Tanks emptied: Yes on 10/20/2025

Rovers:
Sojourner rover used: Yes (training)
Hours: 221.9
Beginning Charge: 100 %
Ending Charge: _ %
Currently Charging: Yes

Spirit Rover has a contactor issue so will not run, diagnosis in progress

Cars:
Hab Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies
Crew Car used and why, where: To Hanksville for supplies, Grand Junction for crew pickup/drop off
General notes and comments: Crew car driver’s side front ball joint is bad

Summary of Internet: Nominal.
EVA suits and radios:
Suits: Nominal.
Comms: Nominal.
T-Echo EVA-link: Nominal.

Campus:Nominal.
Summary of Hab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of GreenHab Operations: Nominal.
Summary of SciDome Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Observatories Operations: Nominal.
Summary of RAM Operations: Cleaned. Nominal.
Summary of Outpost Operations: Nominal.
Summary of Health and Safety Issues: Nominal.

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