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General purpose free floating platform for KC-135 flight experimentationThe Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) program is evaluating higher plants as a means of providing life support functions aboard space craft. These plant systems will be capable of regenerating air and water while meeting some of the food requirements of the crew. In order to grow plants in space, a series of systems are required to provide the necessary plant support functions. Some of the systems required for CELSS experiments are such that is is likely that existing technologies will require refinement, or novel technologies will need to be developed. To evaluate and test these technologies, a series of KC-135 precursor flights are being proposed. A general purpose free floating experiment platform is being developed to allow the KC-135 flights to be used to their fullest. This paper will outline the basic design for the CELSS Free Floating Test Bed (FFTB), and the requirements for the individual subsystems. Several preliminary experiments suitable for the free floater will also be discussed.
Document ID
19950057495
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Borchers, Bruce A.
(Bionetics Corp. United States)
Yendler, Boris S.
(Bionetics Corp. United States)
Kliss, Mark H.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gonzales, Andrew A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Edwards, Mark T.
(BioServe Space Technologies United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
ISSN: 0148-7191
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 941452
Meeting Information
Meeting: SAE, International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Friedrichshafen
Country: Germany
Start Date: June 20, 1994
End Date: June 23, 1994
Accession Number
95A89094
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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