Space Station Food SystemA team of engineers and food scientists from NASA, the aerospace industry, food companies, and academia are defining the Space Station Food System. The team identified the system requirements based on an analysis of past and current space food systems, food systems from isolated environment communities that resemble Space Station, and the projected Space Station parameters. The team is resolving conflicts among requirements through the use of trade-off analyses. The requirements will give rise to a set of specifications which, in turn, will be used to produce concepts. Concept verification will include testing of prototypes, both in 1-g and microgravity. The end-item specification provides an overall guide for assembling a functional food system for Space Station.
Document ID
19870051446
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Thurmond, Beverly A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Gillan, Douglas J. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Perchonok, Michele G. (Lockheed Engineering and Management Services Co., Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Marcus, Beth A. (Arthur D. Little, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Bourland, Charles T. (Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)