Days:
June 12th to 19th, 2020.
Members of the mission:
Prof. Julio Rezende (Brazil)
Commander
E-mail: juliofdrezende@hotmail.com.
Davi Souza (Brazil)
Vice-Commander
E-mail: daviafs15@gmail.com
Jas Purewal (England)
Executive-chief
E-mail: jasu.nildram@gmail.com
Sai Kiran Parre (India)
Chief-engineer
E-mail: parresaikiran477@gmail.com
Marian Naseen (Canada)
Powerstion chief
E-mail: mariam.naseem@spacegeneration.org
Dr. Sian Proctor (United States)
Invited Researcher
E-mail: dr.sianproctor@gmail.com
Eva Blaisdell (United States)
Invited Researcher
E-mail: eva.blaisdell@californiaspacecenter.com
General objective:
Imagine the operation of a self-sustainable Mars habitat.
Presentation
The members of the mission 42 were Julio Rezende (Brazil), Davi Souza (Brazil), Jas Purewal (England), Sai Kiran Parre (India) and Mariam Naseem (Canada). The mission presents the following invited researchers: Eva Blaisdell (United States) and Dr. Sian Proctor (United States).
Activities developed during the mission:
- Improvement of the virtual mission methodology;
- Live from Habitat Marte;
- Live on Instagram with Eva Blaisdell;
- Live on Facebook with Dr. Sian Proctor;
- Development of new protocols.
MISSION TIMELINE
Sol 1: June, 12th 2020 (Friday):
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
0h-4h | - Preparation of report. |
10h-12h | - Preparation of report |
12h-13h30m | - Video call with the first crew members. Presentation of the mission. |
18h30m-24h | - Report |
Sol 2: June, 13th 2020 (Saturday):
TIME (GMT) | Activity |
0h-4h | - Preparation of report. |
10h-12h | - Preparation of report. |
12h-13h30m | - Meeting with all members. Was talked about space food system mission and the main station. |
13h-24h | - Report |
Sol 3: June 14th, 2020 (Sunday):
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
0h-4h | - Preparation of methodology. |
11h | - Sending the first messages to the team |
12h-13h30m | - Presentation about Sanitation Center (water, sewage and recycling) with Davi Souza and the presentation about Engineering center by Jas Purewal.
Weather Location: Toronto/Canada. Date: June, 14th 2020. Time: 8:13 AM (Toronto time) – 12:00 PM GMT Temperature: 13C Humidity: 59% Rain: 10% Sky: Sunny. |
21h-23h | - Travel from Natal to Habitat Marte. |
23h-24h |
Sol 4: June 15th, 2020 (Monday):
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
0h-3h | - Activities in Habitat Marte. |
9h30m | - Wake up in Habitat Marte |
9h30m-12h | - Activities in Habitat Marte. Weather Location: Habitat Marte - Caiçara do Rio do Vento/ Brazil. Date: June, 15th 2020. Time: 7:10 AM (Brazil Time) – 10:10 AM GMT Temperature: 24o Humidity: 88% Rain: 7% Sky: Sunny.
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12h-13h | - Presentation of the facilities of Habitat Marte to other members of the crew. - Presentation about Greenhouse by Parre Sai Kiram.
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13h-15h | Travel from Habitat Marte to Natal. |
15h-24 | - off line activities and report writing. |
Sol 5: June 16th, 2020 (Tuesday)
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
0h-3h | - Preparing report. |
10h-12h | - Awake; - Preparing report. |
12h-13h | 12h-13h GMT - Presentation about Powerstation center - Mariam Naseem. Weather Location: Natal/ Brazil. Date: June, 16th 2020. Time: 03:06 PM (Brazil Time) – 06:06 PM GMT Temperature: 27o Humidity: 79% Rain: 30% Sky: Cloudy. |
13h-17h | - Preparing the report. |
17h-18h | - Live on Instagram with invited researcher Eva Blaisdell. |
18h-0h | - Preparing the report. |
Sol 6: June 17th 2020 (Wednesday):
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
0h-2 | - Writing the report; |
10h | - Wake up; |
11h-14h | - Contacting the crew; |
14h-15h | - Presentation of Dr. Sian Proctor. |
15h-0h | - Report and off-line |
Sol 7: June, 18th 2020 (Thursday):
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
10h-13h | - Preparation of report. |
14h-15h | - Presentation of professor Julio Rezende about Health Center; - Presentation about Launch Center; - Guidelines about the end of the mission.
Weather Location: Natal/ Brazil. Date: June, 18th 2020. Time: 09:00 AM (Brazil Time) – 12:00 AM GMT Temperature: 26o Humidity:90% Rain: 40% Sky: Cloudy. |
15h-24h | - Writing the report and off-line activities. |
Sol 8: June, 19th 2020 (Friday):
TIME (GMT) | Activities |
10h-13h | - Preparation of report. |
14h-15h40m | - Video meeting with Agnieszka and presentation and discussion about time of development, type of habitat, facilities and functionalities. |
15h40m-18h | - Preparation of the report. |
18h-19h | - Virtual meeting to evaluate final version of the report and the draft of a possible abstract and article. |
19h-24h | - Writing the report. |
Results and final considerations
From June, 12th to 19th 2020, happened the 42th mission of the Habitat Marte space analog research station. This mission was reflect about a self-sustainable space food systems. The members of the mission 42 were Julio Rezende (Brazil), Davi Souza (Brazil), Jas Purewal (England), Sai Kiran Parre (India) and Mariam Naseem (Canada). The mission presents the following invited researchers: Eva Blaisdell (United States) and Dr. Sian Proctor (United States).
This mission was the fourth time when the participants are designed as chief of facilities of the space habitat: Main Station, Engineering Center and Bioregenerative Life Support Center.
It is also the fourth time operating with CapCom, a moment when is transmitted personal report/ local data collection to the commander and other members of the crew; CAPCOM methodology. CAPCOM is the communication liaison between the astronauts and Mission Controls Centre-this role is designated to the commander. CAPCOM is an acronym for ‘Capsule Communicator”, used to streamline the sharing of information.
One important result of the mission was propose a list of protocols for space food system:
- Protocols to build space food systems;
- Protocols to build greenhouses (structures and environment controls);
- Protocols to food cultivation;
- protocols for food system maintenance;
- Protocols to food harvesting;
- Protocols for food processing;
- Protocols for evaluation of contamination and plagues;
- Protocols to food preparation;
- protocols to process food waste (harvesting and cooking).
Related to food production system, was considered consider:
- Precision agriculture;
- computer learning (recognizing the plant’s development from Image reconnaissance. This will be very useful in greenhouses operating in space habitats and also indoor led lightning;
- Aspects connected to Artificial Intelligence to plants data analysis.
About meal consumption, was considered important: 1) keep a variety shelf-stable ingredients with customized content time-efficient; 2) keep processed nutritive ingredients; 3) look for satisfaction about the meals; 4) Variety of food; 5) Try to prepare meals by different ways; 6) avoid menu fatigue (https://www.fooda.com/blog/restaurants-avoid-menu-fatigue).
Related to Powerstation facility was reflected about possible risks. Some equipment will be exposed to dust and cosmic radiation. The nuclear nucleus would be transmitting radiation to the crew? What is the frequency to develop maintenance activities?
The launch center was considered the most dangerous place in the space habitat, because the dynamics of landing and also the refuel and the propellants storage.
More information about the missions and the Habitat Marte can be found at www.HabitatMarte.com.
Prof. Julio Rezende (commander).
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