Conceptual design of a piloted Mars sprint life support systemThis paper presents the conceptual design of a life support system sustaining a crew of six in a piloted Mars sprint. The requirements and constraints of the system are discussed along with its baseline performance parameters. An integrated operation is achieved with air, water, and waste processing and supplemental food production. The design philosophy includes maximized reliability considerations, regenerative operations, reduced expendables, and fresh harvest capability. The life support system performance will be described with characteristics of the associated physical-chemical subsystems and a greenhouse.
Document ID
19890040485
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cullingford, H. S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Novara, M. (ESA, European Space Research and Technology Centre Noordwijk, Netherlands)