Journalist Report
Crew 267 Sol Summary Report 05-11-2022Sol: 6
Summary Title: Stendhal Syndrome views on Mars!
Author’s Name: Paula Peixoto Moledo, Crew Biologist and Crew Journalist
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary: Our crew woke up this morning at 8.30 am. We had some good coffee and some cookies prepared by the crew yesterday! Later in the morning Cristina and Marta went in their first on-foot EVA! They explore the surroundings of the station, a beautiful spot! And they also performed two different experiments with Lazarus, the robot by Dronomy. Both experiments were successful, and the EVA Crew took some amazing pics! Meanwhile, Laurene and Paula cleaned a little bit the Hab.
Early in the afternoon, the crew fixed some issues with Lazarus in the RAM. Afterward, they went to the Science Building to explore some samples that the crew took from the 2 last EVAs. They came up with an idea to explore the soil around the station.
Later, the crew had a lot of reports to fill so they put themselves hands-on to finish by 7 pm! Then Paula went to the Green Hab to maintain the plants and to harvest the crew's first plants! Microgreens!
After a nice day in Mars, the crew cooked together a special dinner - PIZZA with our newly harvested microgreens!
Look ahead plan: Tomorrow Paula and Laurene are planning to explore the spot that Cristina and Marta explored today (Should be amazing). And the Crew is going to have a peaceful day - It is also Sunday on Mars!
Anomalies at work: Some of the fans from the EVA suits are not working properly (Very low airflow).
Weather: Sunny, 12 °C
Crew Physical Status: Good
EVA: 1
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary Report, GreenHab Report, Operations Report, EVAs Reports, HSO Report, Weekly Research Report
Support Requested: Thank you Mission Support !
Commander Report
Sol: 6
Summary Title: Everything's gonna be alright
Author’s name: Marta Ferran-Marqués, Commander and Crew Scientist
Mission Status: Nominal
Commander Report: Our crew woke up this morning at 8.30 am, one hour later than usual, as it is Saturday. For breakfast the crew had some handmade chocolate chip cookies and coffee. Later in the morning, Cristina and Marta went for an EVA around the MDRS Ridge. The purpose of the EVA was to continue the experiments with Lazarus, the visual odometry robot designed by Dronomy - a spin-off from Madrid, Spain. The crew compiled valuable data, making it a successful EVA. The views from the top of the Ridge were spectacular!
While Cristina and Marta were outside, Laurene had her Braided Communication session with her loved one and then helped Paula cleaning the Hab - good job girls! The Hab smells really good now!
In the afternoon, the crew repaired some connections from Lazarus' robot in the RAM and then they went to the Science Dom to inspect some of the rocks picked at The Overlook during yesterday's EVA. The crew will prepare a Mars' map indicating the salinity of the soil in all the areas explored until now. The map will help understand the probability of growing plants in specific areas.
After a busy and stressful day writing all the reports, the crew relaxed and had dinner together - pizza night!
EVA Report
EVA #9Author: Cristina Vazquez Reynel, Crew Exec Officer and HSO
Purpose of EVA: Overlook exploration
Start time: 10am
End time: 12pm
Narrative: The crew took the robot Lazarus for a third trial behind MDRS station where the orography is very different form previous test. The crew did 3 trials in a straight line and 3 trials in a square ending at the starting position. Cristina's EVA suit ventilation stopped working and the crew had to come back to the station to change it.
Destination: Around MDRS station
Coordinates (use UTM NAD27 CONUS): 4251000-218000
Participants: Cristina Vazquez and Marta Ferran
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: N/A
Mode of travel: N/A
Health and Safety Report
Issues to report: Ventilation low in EVA suits 2-6Operations Report
Sol: 6Name of person filing report: Laurène Delsupexhe
Non-nominal systems: EVA suits – fan not working properly
Notes on non-nominal systems: Rover EVA suits – fan not working properly / Very low airflow
ROVERS
Spirit rover used: No
Opportunity rover used: No
Curiosity rover used: No
Perseverance rover used: No
Summary of Hab operations:
WATER USE:
Water (static tank): 312.1 gallons
Water (loft tank): N/A
Water Meter: N/A
Static to Loft Pump used - no
Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On
Static tank heater (On or off) On
Toilet tank emptied: yes
Summary of internet: No issues
Summary of suits and radios: EVA suits -> Fans very low
GreenHab Report
GreenHab Officer: Paula Peixoto MoledoEnvironmental control: 18% Humidity
Average temperatures: 27ºC/36ºC /25ºC
Hours of supplemental light: N/A
Daily water usage for crops: 27,5L ≈ 7,2 Gallons
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: None
Water in Blue Tank 72 gallons (it was wrong yesterday)
Time(s) of watering for crops: 9:30am – 8 pm
Changes to crops: None
Narrative: I watered the plants 2 times today as everyday since the beginning of the mission. Today I am going to harvest Microgreens to have a nice dinner with them!
Harvest: Microgreens
Support/supplies needed: None