FIG. 2.

BASALT In-Field Mission Architecture for BASALT-2 and BASALT-3 deployments to Hawai‘i. The IV and MSC teams were located in the Lehua Room conference facilities at the Kilauea Military Camp; however, these teams were physically separated by a closed door during the In-Sim activities given that the IV crewmembers were on “Mars time” with the EV crewmembers, whereas the MSC was on “Earth time.” The Sci-Comm and CapCom personnel who were situated in the MSC lead all communications with the IV team members over simulated Mars latency conditions. The IV workstation included laptop computers, tablets, and additional wall-mounted display screens for each IV crewmember. Audio headsets with push-to-talk capabilities were used for voice communication. The MSC consisted of three rows of tables to accommodate individual laptops for all MSC members; two additional display screens were used at the front of the MSC room to project timeline, video imagery, and telemetry data; one additional screen on the far left wall projected dynamically updating leaderboard data to the entire SST. Network connectivity from the EVIBs and mobile SA camera to the IV workstation and MSC was enabled through the use of fixed antennae and mobile repeaters located between the field sites and the MSC. The BASALT-1 deployment to Idaho followed a similar set-up, with the major variant being that in Idaho an MMCC (trailer) was used to house the MSC and IV teams. BASALT, Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains; EV, extravehicular; EVIB, extravehicular informatics backpack; IV, intravehicular; MMCC, Mobile Mission Command Center; MSC, Mission Support Center; SA, situational awareness; SST, Science Support Team; VR/AR, virtual reality/augmented reality; xGDS, Exploration Ground Data Systems.