Log Book for January 3, 2011
Commander's Check-In
Judah Epstein Reporting
Crew Physical Status:
Overall ok. A few crewmembers have minor conditions of a cold.
Time Departed/Returned from EVA:
No in-Sim EVAs, but entire crew performed a practice EVA in the preparation for Sim which began tonight.
Brief Narrative of Field Mission Results:
Crew practiced suiting up in the EVA suits and going outside of the Hab in the EVA suits.
EVA Data/Interpretations:
Crew learned how to perform an EVA.
Engineering/Hab Maintenance:
Water to toilet and water to inside potable tank are not refilling with the pumps. The lines are likely frozen due to the extremely cold weather.
Refill of inside potable tank is conducted via "bucket brigade" and input to toilet is with a bucket of potable water.
Report Transmission Schedule:
CMDR Check-in, ENGR, CMDR Report, Photos, Science Report (later in evening)
Plans for Tomorrow:
- 07:30 - Breakfast
- 08:00 - Crew exercise
- Engineering check-ups - Coordinate EVA radios
- EVA #1 - Collect pebbles for sedimentary water filter
- 11:30 - Lunch
- Engineering - finalize radios, work on ATVs, and water pumps
- EVA #2 - Collect fine sand for sedimentary water filter
- Preparation of crew experiments
- Engineering checks
- 17:30 - Dinner
- Reports by 20:00
- Food Study Questionnaire
- Showers
Inventory:
Food items inventoried by Food Study Coordinator
Support Requested:
DG plans bring a new hose for the potable water pump.
Miscellaneous:
Need questionnaires for the Food Study (along with specific 2011 Field Season Food Study protocol).
Crew drove into Hanksville before Sim to acquire final supplies of drinking water, honey, ATV oil from DG, delivered package of bacteria test strips for water filter study, and last ice cream bars until after the Sim!