2024-06-202024-06-202024-07-21ICES-2024-73https://hdl.handle.net/2346/98785Melissa K. McKinley, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USAMichael K. Ewert, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USAMelissa A. Borrego, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USAPatrick Fink, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USASteven Sepka, NASA Ames Research Center, USATra-My Justine Richardson, NASA Ames Research Center, USARay Pitts, NASA Kennedy Space Center, USAAnne Meier, NASA Kennedy Space Center, USACurtis Hill, Jacobs Engineering, USAICES304: Physico-Chemical Life Support- Waste Management Systems- Technology and Process DevelopmentThe 53rd International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, on 21 July 2024 through 25 July 2024.Management of logistics on exploration missions includes both looking for ways to minimize the quantities, mass and volume of various consumables, supplies, spares, and equipment as well as ways to minimize the crew time needed for locating and handling those items. Also included are ways to minimize the waste, handling, and resultant products from the processes of maintaining a crew on these missions. The Logistics Reduction project encompasses technologies for management of waste, trash, autonomous logistics, and clothing. This paper provides a status of work from 2023 in these areas including recent accomplishments and challenges encountered. Future objectives and plans for 2024 will also be covered along with the work currently in progress. Specifically, the paper will cover technologies in waste management, namely, the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) or exploration toilet and work on an alternative waste collection container, the Alternate Fecal Canister. Trash management technologies work on the Trash Compaction Processing System (TCPS) and Trash to Gas (TtG) is summarized with progress to date as well as information on how Jettison as an option is related. Progress and summary of recent accomplishment on the RFID (Radio Frequency ID) Enabled Autonomous Logistics Management (REALM) and the Autonomous Logistics (AL) technologies is detailed. Advanced Clothing System (ACS) and work in the area of Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) is also included. Status of the technologies, accomplishments and how the focus areas inform program decisions will be addressed.application/pdfengman/system technology and life supportECLSSMetabolic Waste managementAutonomyInventory ManagementTrash ManagementClothingPresentations