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The Influence of Power Limitations on Closed Environment Life Support System ApplicationsThe future of manned space exploration will be determined through a process which balances the innate need of humanity to explore its surroundings and the costs associated with accomplishing these goals. For NASA, this balance is derived from economics and budgetary constraints that hold it accountable for the expenditure of public funds. These budgetary realities demand a reduction in cost and expenditures of exploration and research activities. For missions venturing out to the edge of habitability, the development of cost effective life support approaches will have a significant influence on mission viability. Over the past several years, a variety of mission scenarios for potential Lunar and Mars missions have been developed. The most promising of these scenarios attempt to provide basic mission requirements at a minimum cost. As a result, these scenarios are extremely power limited. For Closed Environment Life Support System (CELSS) applications, these realities impose both limitations and direction to future research. This paper presents a summary of these mission scenarios and an evaluation of the impact which these power limitations will have on CELSS system design.
Document ID
20020050251
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Flynn, Michael
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Kliss, Mark
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Lake Tahoe, NV
Country: United States
Start Date: July 14, 1997
End Date: July 17, 1997
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 199-61-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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