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Defining ECLSS Robustness for Deep Space Exploration
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
Human exploration of deep space will require Environmental Control and Life Support Systems of increasing dependability as mission duration and distance from Earth increases. As crews travel to distant unexplored environments, ...
Evolution of Environmental Control and Life Support System Requirements and Assumptions for Future Exploration Missions
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
NASA programs are maturing technologies and system architectures to enabling future exploration missions to Mars and in cislunar space. The future life support system is one of many technical focal areas. As the core life ...
The Incidence and Fate of Volatile Methyl Siloxanes in a Crewed Spacecraft Cabin
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
Volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS) arise from diverse, pervasive sources aboard crewed spacecraft ranging from materials offgassing to volatilization from personal care products. These sources lead to a persistent VMS compound ...
NASA Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) Technology Development and Maturation for Exploration: 2016 to 2017 Overview
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s life support community has made significant progress in the last year advancing key technologies and capabilities to enable future exploration missions. Technology gap ...
Filter Efficiency and Pressure Drop Testing of Returned ISS Bacteria Filter Elements (BFEs)
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
The air quality control equipment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and future deep space exploration vehicles provide the vital function of maintaining a clean cabin environment for the crew and the hardware. ...
Oxygen Storage Tanks Are Feasible for Mars Transit
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
The Mars transit tanks will probably be titanium lined, composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) similar to those used in the space shuttle and International Space Station (ISS). Since the mass of a storage tank is ...
Further Development and Testing of a Commercial Intra-Vehicular Activity Space Suit
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
Final Frontier Design (FFD) has continued development and testing of their Intra-Vehicular Activity (IVA) space suit.
Multiple hardware elements of the suit and associated system have been developed and refined. An ...
Past, Present, and Future of Closed Human Life Support Ecosystems - A Review
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
During the development of human space exploration, the idea of simulating the Earth’s biosphere to provide human life support led to the convergence of space biology and the field of ecology to develop closed manmade ...
Life Support and Environmental Monitoring International System Maturation Team Considerations
(46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2016-07-10)
Human exploration of the solar system is an ambitious goal. Future missions to Mars or other planets will require the cooperation of many nations. Exploration concepts have been gathered by the International Space ...
Design Status of the Advanced Closed Loop System ACLS for Accommodation on the ISS
(46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2016-07-10)
The Advanced Closed-Loop System ACLS is a regenerative life support system for closed habitats. With regenerative processes the ACLS covers the life support functions of CO2 removal, Oxygen generation and CO2 Reprocessing.
ACLS ...