Crew 99 Log Book for February 1, 2011 Photos of the dayCommander's Check-In ReportDonna Viola Reporting Crew Physical Status: Mostly good; some cold symptoms Commander's ReportDonna Viola Reporting Today, the team awoke to find a light dusting of snow on the ground. Little did we know, that was just the beginning. By 9:30am, it started snowing again - enough to obscure visibility. As a result, today's planned EVAs were postponed in favor of some scientific preparations and studying (after all, we're all students, and our classes don't wait while we explore Mars!). We were hoping to begin the first tests of our microbial fuel cell project, designed to test for microbial metabolism in soil slurries. But first, we had to run some experiments to determine the properties of our soil slurry - and had some troubleshooting to do as well, since clearly things never go exactly according to plan. The engineers spent much of the afternoon "Macguyvering" a solution to some of our technical problems, which took longer than expected - though we are hoping to have everything operational and ready to go by tomorrow morning. Dinner was rehydrated by Andie and Heidi, and the crew came to the decision that the "Kung Fu Chicken" was either good or, well, not so good. We're now settling in for the night and hoping that the generator doesn't give out on us, as we've been warned that subzero temperatures are headed our way. Engineering ReportKevin Newman Reporting Generator/Electricity:· Kitty (Diesel Generator) (Used? Yes/No): Yes · Honey (Gas Generator) (Used? Yes/No): No · Battery Charge Level: o 10.60 V everstart o 12.37 V armor plate o 13.26 V green Notes/Comments (include how many generator runs, approximately when, and any times you needed to turn the generator on/off): 1 generator run, all is well, even in the cold! Fuel Status: · Diesel (Full/0.75/0.5/0.25/Empty):1/3 · Propane Tank (Full/0.75/0.5/0.25/Empty):83% · Gasoline Tank (Full/0.75/0.5/0.25/Empty): Horizontal raised drum EMPTY. Three 5-gallon containers full. Notes/Comments: Oil: · Kitty Oil Quantity (# of Quarts in storage): Leave it to DG · Honey Oil Quantity (# of Quarts in storage): Leave it to DG · ATV Oil Quantity (# of Quarts in storage): 6 quarts on the engineering work bench · Car Oil Quantity (# of Quarts in storage): Water Status: · Outside Potable Water Tank Level (inches from bottom): 15.5 · Trailer Potable Water Tank Level (inches from bottom): 1/5 · Hab Potable Water Tank Level (inches from bottom): 9 · Potable Water Meter Reading: 415530 Notes/Comments: GreenHab: · Condition of plants in Tank 1: Nothing · Condition of plants in Tank 2: Ok · Condition of plants in Tank 3: Good · Greenhab notes/ comments: Observatory: · Telescope Used? (Yes/no) No Observatory Notes: Transportation: Hab Car (NOT RENTAL) · Used (yes/no):No · Oil Checked (yes/no): No · Tire Status: Not checked · Odometer at end of day: 123596.3 · Notes/Comments on Hab Car: ATV 1 (Opportunity): · Used: No · Oil Checked: No · Fuel Consumed: None · Tire Status: Not Checked · Comments: ATV 2 (Spirit): · Used: No · Oil Checked: No · Fuel Consumed: None · Tire Status: Not Checked · Comments: ATV 3 (Viking I): · Used: No · Oil Checked: No · Fuel Consumed: None · Tire Status: Not Checked · Comments: ATV 4 (Viking II): · Used: No · Oil Checked: No · Fuel Consumed: None · Tire Status: Not Checked · Comments: Heating and Ventilation: · Thermostat setting upstairs (Farenheit): 70 · Actual temperature upstairs (Farenheit): 63 · Thermostat setting downstairs (Farenheit): 65 · Actual temperature downstairs (Farenheit): 58 Computers/Networking Infrastructure: Notes/comments on internet/computers?: All good General Engineering 1. Notes/Comments: Its really cold!!! Science ReportHeidi Beemer Reporting Time: 0800-Current Cook's ReportAndie Gilkey Reporting 1a) Today was |
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