123-CommandersReport

Commander report

01/23/2015

Romain Charles

Once again today was a beautiful day for our EVA. We could discover a new

side of the MDRS by walking along the hill behind the Hab. It's also our

last day in the simulation and we're getting ready to welcome the new

crew!

EVA - Andrew (EVA Leader), Renee, Danielle, Scott, Romain

For the first time we had 5 crew members doing an EVA together. Everything

went well and our EVA was nominal.

The EVA team left the Hab at 09:45 and came back at 11:45. The main

highlights were:

• Engineering activities

• Successful use of the Phoenix rover

• Successful outreach activities around the Hab.

Crew 148 Handover

Tomorrow we'll be welcoming the crew 148 at MDRS and we're all looking

forward to meeting them.

However, a lot of questions are still unanswered and I would like to get

an answer tonight. This would allow me to give a good report to the next

commander, Lucie Poulet.

Broken trailer tank

What is the status of the trailer tank? If it's not back at the MDRS

tomorrow, what is the organization that you want to implement for the Crew

148? Filling up the Static tank every week?

Toilet Paper shortage

A new crew is arriving and we didn't get any toilet paper resupply. Will

it be provided to Crew 148 with their food?

Cleaning supplies

We didn't get any answer regarding the cleaning supplies necessary to keep

the Hab clean. Are these supplies supposed to be delivered by the Mars

Society (like the food)? If each crew needs to bring cleaning supplies,

they should be notified before arriving at MDRS. What is the status?

ATV fuel

Our crew engineering already notified that the ATVs were empty and that we

needed a resupply. We didn't get any additional fuel and the moisture is

slowly building up in the tanks. What it the status?

Even if I have a lot of questions tonight, the ambiance inside the Hab is

still good. We all believe that we had a good rotation and we'll make sure

to give a good feedback on the Mission Summary report.