The European Space Agency has a vision for a collaborative multi-national village to establish a long-term human settlement on the Moon, building on the legacy established by ISS operations. Medical planning and life support ...

This paper will discuss concepts of human safety for spacecraft design and operation and how those concepts might be applied for deep space exploration at the moon and beyond. After discussing the history of the human ...

Nov 2, 2017 marks the completion of the 17th year of continuous human presence in space on board the International Space Station (ISS). After 54 expedition crews, over 115 assembly & utilization flights, over 180 combined ...

NASA has embarked on an endeavor that will enable humans to explore deep space, with the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars. This journey will require significant developments in a wide range of technical areas as ...

Extended manned missions through deep space present a number of unique challenges yet to be solved before said missions are feasible. One pertinent challenge is the CO2 removal system, as the current state-of-the-art ...

With Virtual Habitat, the Institute for Astronautics of the Technical University of Munich has a powerful tool to simulate different life support system (LSS) architectures. However, previously the capability to perform ...

NASA has outlined plans to transition from the Low Earth Orbit toward Earth independent exploration, evolving habitat capacity to support a trip to Mars, and return home three years later. The Environmental Control and ...

Removal of carbon dioxide (CO2)is a necessary step in air revitalization and is often accomplished with sorbent materials. Since moisture competes with CO2 in sorbent materials, it is necessary to remove the water first. ...

Thales Alenia Space-Italia is part of a European consortium selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the design, development, qualification and supply to NASA of the European Service Module (ESM) of the Orion Multi ...

Fully predictive models of the Four Bed Molecular Sieve of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly on the International Space Station are being developed. This virtual laboratory will be used to help reduce mass, power, and ...