Development and research program for a soil-based bioregenerative agriculture system to feed a four person crew at a Mars base

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-75

  Silverstone, S ^a,b,c   Nelson, M ^a,b,c   Alling, A ^a,b,c   Allen, J ^a,b,c  

^a Biosphere Foundation   (United States)

^b Biosphere Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Institute of Ecotechnics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MISSION SAFETY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SPACE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037221383     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00661-0     Document Type: Article

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