Food and waste management biotechnology for the space shuttleSpace-crew facilities for preparation, eating, personal hygiene and waste management are contained in one small area of the Shuttle Orbiter Mid-Deck, all the functional systems being interconnected. The paper discusses three major systems: (1) the Galley, which includes the personal hygiene station and food packages; (2) the Waste Collector, which includes provisions for male and female users, urine, feces and emesis collection in both a normal and contigency mode of operation; and (3) Biowaste Monitoring, which includes mass measurement and sampling. The technology improvement continues by assuring that the Orbiter systems have sufficient design flexibility to permit later improvements in operation and in function.
Document ID
19790069281
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Murray, R. W. (General Electric Co. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Schelkopf, J. D. (General Electric Co. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Hunt, S. R. (General Electric Co. Philadelphia, Pa., United States)
Sauer, R. L. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Tex., United States)