Design requirements for a Mars base greenhouseOne potential method of supplying life support to a manned base on Mars utilizes a Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS). A major component of the CELSS is a plant growth unit to produce food. This paper describes the results of several experiments conducted to determine whether or not a low atmospheric pressure greenhouse could be used to grow crop plants on the Martian surface. The results of these experiments are described and integrated with other information to produce a set of design requirements and a conceptual design for such a greenhouse.
Document ID
19890058391
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schwartzkopf, Steven H. (Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, United States)
Mancinelli, Rocco (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space 88 Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space