Category: Sol Summary

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 07-03-2025

Sol: 19

Summary Title: Happy Birthday Célyan!

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: Today was a special day in the station because it was the birthday of our Crew HSO! So, in the morning, while our GreenHab Officer kept him away from the Hab, the rest of the crew worked hard to transform the Upper Deck to surprise him. Balloons, lights, a brownie, … everything was perfect for his birthday! He was very happy, so were we.

The afternoon was calm. Work started again, and Crew Scientist and Crew Engineer worked on the rover we 3D-printed for the SUPAEROMOON experiment. At the end of the day, Crew Scientist and Crew Journalist prepared they EVA of tomorrow thanks to a 3D map of Sea of Shells. Tomorrow, they’ll have to find 10 checkpoints and try to have a better chrono than the 2D team who performed the EVA earlier this week!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow, we will perform the last EVA of photogrammetry at Sea of Shells, with the team having a 3D map to search for the checkpoints. In the afternoon, we plan to gather all the crew to discuss the architecture of the station for the third time, talking about the Science Dome.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 45 F / 50 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request #11, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 08-03-2025

Sol: 20

Summary Title: « SOS d’un tunnel en détresse »

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: The day started with the nominal sport session and then, Crew Scientist, Crew Journalist and Crew Engineer went out on EVA to Sea of Shells. The aim was for Crew Journalist and Crew Scientist to find 10 checkpoints that were placed at the beginning of the week thanks to maps they drew with a 3D map generated with drone pictures. They were very successful and found every checkpoint in less than an hour!

After that, everyone had lunch in the Hab. An alarm rang at 3:06 PM indicating that the hole in the tunnel system had caused its depressurization! We organized an emergency EVA to save the station. Crew HSO, Crew Scientist and Crew Journalist went out on EVA both inside and outside the tunnels to repair the tunnels. The operation was successful and after two hours, the tunnel system was operational again!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow it’s Sunday and it will be a calm day in the station. We’ll wake up later than usual, at 8:30 AM and have a longer sports session. After that, we’ll clean the station and have some rest for the rest of the day.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 35 F / 55 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #11, EVA Report #12 (emergency EVA), Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 02-03-2025

Sol: 14

Summary Title:

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: Crew 311 started the day by sleeping a little bit later than usual, with a longer sport session in the morning! After that, we cleaned the station: Science Dome, GreenHab, Hab, … Everything is now very clean!

For lunch, we ate home-made tortillas with vegetables and beef in it, it was very delicious! We all gathered in front of a movie in the afternoon. After that, every crew member wrote their report and continued resting for the end of the day, without forgetting to fill out their daily questionnaires!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow we’ll be centered on the second week of the photogrammetry experiment, with the first EVA of the week. A team will try to go near sea of shells, with the drone, to take pictures and create maps for the other EVAs of the week. Meanwhile, in the Hab, every other experiment will continue to run!

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 60 F / 70 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request #09, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 03-03-2025

Sol: 15

Summary Title:

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: This third week in the MDRS started with a big EVA for some crew members. They went to Sea of Shells to take pictures with the drone and create a 3D map for the photogrammetry experiment. They had to go back to the station earlier than planned because of the rain, but they were okay with the schedule, so it was not a problem!

In the afternoon, we gathered to talk about the architecture of the station for the Orbital Architecture experiment. The aim was to try and identify possible ways to upgrade station’s equipment in order to create a better station, helped by the sketching skills of our Crew Journalist!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow, everyone will stay at the station and conduct experiment sessions. We want to have the 3D map ready for the next EVAs of the week, when it will be needed.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Cloudy, Temperature 35 F / 45 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #09, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 04-03-2025

Sol: 16

Summary Title:

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: Today, the first session of the experiment HUMANISE was cancelled because of a “Martian storm” were the rover we’re supposed to teleoperate is located. Meanwhile, Crew Engineer and Crew Journalist tried to debug AMAIA, our AI assistant, but once again it didn’t work. Crew Commander was monitoring water usage while everyone was working on their own experiments.

After a break, everyone got back to work: Core Data documentation, preparation of the EVA of tomorrow with the 2D map of Sea of Shell, …

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be centered on the EVA of photogrammetry. A team who prepared the EVA with a 2D will try to find all checkpoints at Sea of Shells. In the afternoon, everyone will perform a session of the EVOLSAN experiment, that we need to do after the mid-mission. Everyone will continue to work on their experiment’s session.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 40 F / 55 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request #10, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 05-03-2025

Sol: 17

Summary Title: “The potatoes are in the drop zone.”

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: This morning, the EVA of the 2D team, searching for checkpoints at Sea of Shells, took place. It was successful and the team found all 10 checkpoints! Meanwhile in the Hab, the Crew Engineer built some shelves to better his room while the Crew Journalist was handling data for the EVOLSAN experiment, for which everyone had to do a special measurement today. The aim was to read a text while recording, as we did before the mission and we will do after the mission, in order to compare our voices.

In the afternoon, the Crew Commander took a huge break because she was tired due to the morning’s EVA. Other crew members worked hard on their different experiments, such as cognitive tests for the Orbital Architecture experiment or the code for the Astronomy project!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be a stay-at-the-station day. Experiments will continue to take place such as outreach actions. In the afternoon, we’ll conduct the second session of brainstorming about how to improve the station’s architecture.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Cloudy, Temperature 35 F / 55 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #10, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 27-02-2025

Sol: 11

Summary Title:

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: This morning, the HUMANISE session failed: we couldn’t teleoperate the rover because of the bad weather where the rover is located (Netherlands). It wasn’t a problem and crew members adapted their schedule to work on the mid-rotation video. Everyone participated by giving ideas and opinions while Crew Scientist and Crew Journalist specifically spent time editing. We also continued 3D-printing what we need for experiments or for everyday life in the station.

The afternoon started with the beginning of the common recording for the EVOLSAN experiment and we wore the recording equipment all afternoon long. We spent time writing reports for outreach purposes and Crew Commander and Crew HSO prepared their EVA to Candor Chasma with the 3D map, to find checkpoints tomorrow!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be centered on the last EVA at Candor Chasma with the 3D map to find checkpoints. Then, everyone will prepare the mid-rotation (mid-rotation video, mid-rotation scientific report, …) while continuing working on experiments.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 50 F / 60 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request #07, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 28-02-2025

Sol: 12

Summary Title: Silence, it’s (micro) greening!

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: This morning, Crew 311 performed their last EVA to Candor Chasma. Crew HSO and Crew Commander had to find checkpoints thanks to drawings they did yesterday with a 3D map. They were very successful and found all 8 checkpoints in 48 minutes!

Meanwhile, in the Hab, everyone was working hard on the mid-mission video we’ll send tomorrow. The afternoon was centered on the same topic, we filmed images and edited. In parallel, experiments’ sessions continued to run.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow is Sol 13, our mid-mission day. We plan to finish working on the video to be able to send it during the comms window. Meanwhile, we plan to do our daily activities and a mid-mission recap between every crew member and Crew Commander.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 50 F / 60 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #07, EVA Request #08, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 01-03-2025

Sol: 13

Summary Title: Life on March

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: For this first day of March on Mars, also being the mid-mission day, Crew 311 started the day with an EVA to pick up the resupply for the end of the mission. They also went to Marble Rituals to change batteries for the atmospheric instruments and walked around North Ridge to look for some areas to draw for the stratigraphy experiment.

In the afternoon, everyone was centered on the mid-mission video. The Crew Commander also conducted some interviews with everyone, to check on the crew’s global well-being!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be a rest day for everyone, as it is Sunday. We plan to clean the station and have a longer sport session after sleeping a little bit longer in the morning!

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 50 F / 65 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #08, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 24-02-2025

Sol: 8

Summary Title: Do you copy? …

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: Today, Crew Engineer, Crew Astronomer and GreenHab Officier went on EVA to Candor Chasma with the drone to take pictures of the canyon. The aim is to then use a photogrammetry software which creates a 3D map of the area, and then compares it to a 2D map.

Meanwhile in the station, experiments session continued. Crew Commander and Crew Scientist continued writing scientific papers and Crew HSO handled data from the Orbital Architecture experiment.

The afternoon was full of scientific experiment’s runs and data handling for everyone.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be dedicated to continue running experiment’s runs. We want to prepare the 3D map for the EVA of photogrammetry that will take place later this week.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 50 F / 70 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #05, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None