One crewmember is still suffering from flu symptoms. The crewmember s condition has deteriorated since yesterday, possibly due to lack of sleep, and he has also developed a fever. As per yesterday a separate report has been dispatched to the flight surgeon for consultation; with the patient s permission a copy of the report has also been sent to Dr Felipe Broering, MD and former HSO of crew 35. Until instructed otherwise, the crewmember will continue with the medication that Dr Broering prescribed before departing.

As the China Special generator suffered a catastrophic failure tonight (see today s Engineering and Generator Failure reports), the Hab has been refitted with a gasoline powered generator as a temporary measure until the Yanmar diesel generator is returned from its overhaul. Given that gasoline is highly flammable, special precautions must be taken when refueling the generator. The procedure was laid out to us by Don Foutz and is reproduced below for future reference. More details will be available in future engineering reports.

Refueling the gasoline powered generator:

1. Don t even think of wearing a Mars suit when refuelling. This is an off-sim operation.
2. Shut down the generator. WAIT a few minutes to let the generator engine cool down.
3. Fill up the generator s gasoline tank from a can, taking care not to spill any fuel. Wipe off any spilled gasoline.
4. WAIT a few minutes to let any excess gasoline evaporate from the generator.
5. Restart the generator.

It is important that crews follow this procedure to decrease the risk of a fire. It would probably be a good idea to place a fire extinguisher by the generator, but to our knowledge we currently have no fire extinguishers to spare. As night temperatures are still close to freezing, the fire extinguisher must also be protected from the cold. We will look into this, but are currently under a heavy workload and may not have time to deal with it before departure.

Crew Engineer Anthony Francis has been looking through the kitchen pantry in preparation for crew 36: s arrival. His suggestion is that all crews label their purchased groceries with their crew number, which gives quick information of the age of kitchen supplies. We will adopt this practice and encourage other crews to do the same.

Today’s temporary evacuation to Lowellville/Whispering Sands enabled the crew to take hot showers and also to get some well needed rest before going back to the Hab. The workload on the crew is currently very high, but with the exception of our ill crewmember the crew is healthy and in good spirits.