Consumables and wastes estimations for the First Lunar OutpostThe First Lunar Outpost mission is a design reference mission for the first human return to the moon. This paper describes a set of consumables and waste material estimations made on the basis of the First Lunar Outpost mission scenario developed by the NASA Exploration Programs Office. The study includes the definition of a functional interface framework and a top-level set of consumables and waste materials to be evaluated, the compilation of mass flow information from mission developers supplemented with information from the literature, and the analysis of the resulting mass flow information to gain insight about the possibility of material flow integration between the moon outpost elements. The results of the study of the details of the piloted mission and the habitat are used to identify areas where integration of consumables and wastes across different mission elements could provide possible launch mass savings.
Document ID
19930057456
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Theis, Ronald L. A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Ballin, Mark G. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Evert, Martha F. (Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Co. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 921287
Meeting Information
Meeting: SAE, International Conference on Environmental Systems