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Earth to lunar CELSS evolutionThe comprehensive results of human activities on the environment, such as deforestation and ozone depletion, and the natural laws that govern the global environment have yet to be determined. Closed Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) research can play an instrumental role in dispelling these mysteries, as well as have the ability to support life in hostile environments, which the Earth one day may become. CELSS conclusions, such as the timescales in which plants fix carbon dioxide (CO2), will be the key to understanding each component and how it affects the ecological balance between plants and animals, the environment, and the biological engines that drive Earth's system. However, to understand how CELSS can be used as an investigative tool, the concept of a CELSS must be clearly defined. A definition of CELSS is given. The evolutionary establishment of a lunar base with a bioregenerative life support system in a Space Station Freedom (SSF) module to support a crew of four for two weeks duration was chosen as the design topic.
Document ID
19930020538
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Universities Space Research Association, Houston, Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Summer Conference. NASA(USRA: University Advanced Design Program
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
93N29727
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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