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GreenHab Report – April 8th

GreenHab Officer: Cheyenne Chamart
Environmental control :
Average temperatures: 90°F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: N/A
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: N/A
Water in Blue Tank (full – not used) gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: N/A
Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: Today was the last day in the GreenHab, I am sad to say goodbye to this place and to my plants! I took the last measurements and pictures of them, cleaned, and tidy the GreenHab and threw away what needed to. It was very hot, again I let the door open. Only the crops that were in potting soil grew in the Greenhab (contrary to the ones in the Science Dome and in the Grow Tent), as it was very hot and with 10 mL I gave to every one of them, the water quickly evaporated in the GreenHab and wasn’t available to the plants.

I had a wonderful experience during this simulation, and I will forever remember the scent, heat and ambiance of the GreenHab !

Thank you CapCom for your support during these two weeks, martian salutations !
Harvest: N/A
Support/supplies needed: Nothing.

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Journalist Report – April 8th

(The last day on Mars) Journalist Report
Crew 227 Journalist Report 8 April 2022
Sol: 12
Name of the person filling the report : Sirga Drouet

Last day on Mars for the crew 227 : Tharsis.
This morning was the last EVA for Cyril, Jean, Julie, Ignacio and me.
One of the most beautiful EVA of our adventure. On the program ECG for Jean’s experience, 3D mapping for Cyril in the Candor Chasma. We started by climbing a rock to have a good view to choose the most optimal place to enter the canyon. Julie did an incredible climb for someone in a space suit ! You had to know your body exactly and have confidence in yourself. That’s just like Julie 😉

She quickly found an entrance thanks to her position. So we left in the direction of this area which had not yet been explored by our team. A magical place we entered very quickly and soon the strata of rock pillars stood in front of us. An oasis of wonderful landscape. We returned and then our life on this planet came to an end little by little. The tidying up began and the red vision of the outside will remain marked for life.

Thanks to:
Cyril Wain, Commander
Jean Jacobs, Executive Officer
Audrey Comein, Crew scientist
Julie Manon, Health and safety Officer
Ignacio Sánchez Casla, Crez Astronomer
Cheyenne Chamart, Green Hab Officer
Julien Meert, Crew Engineer
To have lived this exceptional experience together.
To have gone through the ordeals to get there.
To have discovered this world
To have cried, laughed, discussed, innovated, learned
To live it all
Thanks to MDRS and Cap Comm for supporting us
Without forgetting Mecktoub who is now free in the desert

I hope that through my stories I have succeeded in sharing this dream with you
Above all, never let go of what matters to you !
If your future is on Mars do not forget to put your starred scarf.

Sirga Drouet, Communication Officer

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Operations Report – April 8th

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 !

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EVA Report – April 8th

Crew 227 EVA Report 08/04/2022
SOL: 12
Name of person filing report: Jean Jacobs

Author: Jean Jacobs

Purpose of EVA: Exploration of Candor Chasma for data gathering.

Start time: 9:00 am

End time: 12:00 pm

Narrative: Exploration of Candor Chasma, Ignacio wore a ECG measuring device. The discovery proved to be physically demanding and the data will probably show an intense cardiac activity. Cyril was able to fly with the drone following the indications from the other team members.

Destination: Candor Chasma

Coordinates: 425100 N ; 520500 E

Participants: Cyril, Ignacio, Jean, Julie, Sirga

Roads and routes per MDRS map: Cow Dung Rd 0110, Galileo Rd 1104

Mode of travel: Curiosity, Perseverance, Spirit

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Sol Summary – April 8th

Crew 227 Sol Summary Report 08-04-22

Sol: 12

Summary Title: End of a successful tour for the Tharsis crew

Author’s name: Jean Jacobs (XO)

Mission Status: Heartbreak for the crew as the end of tour arrives. A last EVA for some of the members to lift their spirits. The HAB is getting ready for the next crew.

Sol activity summary:

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 EVA to Candor Chasma + cleaning of the HAB

14:00 Lunch and end of simulation

19:00 Capcom

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny day

Crew Physical Status: Crew is in shape

EVA: EVA to Candor Chasma for data gathering

Support Requested: None at this time

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Greenhab Report – April 6th

GreenHab Officer: Cheyenne Chamart

Environmental control :

Average temperatures: 78°F
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: N/A
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: N/A
Water in Blue Tank (full – not used) gallons
Time(s) of watering for crops: N/A

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: I stayed and worked all day in the GreenHab today with some music. I let the door open to get some fresh air, so it was very breathable and less hot. I checked the parameters and measured my plants as always. Everything is going fine, nothing to indicate!

Harvest: N/A

Support/supplies needed: Nothing.

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Research Report – April 6th

Astronomy Report

Name: Ignacio Sánchez Casla
Crew: 227

Sky Conditions: Clear
Wind Conditions: windy

MUSK SOLAR OBSERVATORY
Observation Start Time: None
Observation End Time: None

Summary: Solar Observatory was not used today

Objects Viewed: None
Problems Encountered: None

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested: MLC-RCOS16

Objects to be imaged this evening:
– Messier 51
– Messier 64
– Messier 57
– Messier 101
– NGC 7023
same as always
Images submitted with this report: None, still working on the Photoshop

Errors Encountered: None

Thank you for the tips that you gave me yesterday. I am going with the Photoshop option although I am still working on it. I may have been over-processing the images…

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Journalist Report – April 6th

[Clear Sky] Journalist Report
Crew 227 Journalist Report 6 April 2022
Sol : 10
Name of the person filing the report: Sirga Drouet

Hello Earth, this is Mars on sol 10.

Imagine, putting on your scarf, and going out of a lighted room to the Observatory.

The moment when your eyes acclimatize to the brightness is incredible. In the beginning, a few lights, then the dark night turns into a Milky Way where the number of luminous points is incalculable, the shooting stars pass by, we are there to contemplate the universe which offers itself to us, suggests us a tiny part of its immensity. This vision gives us the desire to travel through space and not just stand there.

We are there to cultivate the silence without anything interfering and time is no longer a dimension in our eyes. This is the moment we experienced last night before giving way to sleep.

This morning the dawn came to tickle our sleeping eyes and the feeling that everything is possible in the first hours of the day takes us back.

But we have other projects that take us out of our dreams.

Today EVA walked to North Bridge for Julien’s last game against me. We climbed hills that changed color as the day goes by. This morning it was red then orange. As we climbed, the sun brightened them more and more and we were at the challenge point.

Thanks to our training we were faster, more efficient and confident. We went straight back home after this escapade. After lunch, everyone had their stuff. For my part I made cookies with my accomplice for the snack without saying that they were filled with insects, the team saw only fire and my stratagem worked wonderfully hehe.

The day passed at one of its speeds and it is already time for Cap Comm.

It’s always a pleasure to wake up in March and I hope that tomorrow will be fruitful.

See you soon
Sirga

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Supplemental Operations Report – April 6th

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.