The conceptual design of a hybrid life support system based on the evaluation and comparison of terrestrial testbeds

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1609-1620

  Czupalla, M ^a,b   Horneck, G ^a   Blome, H J ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioregenerative Life Support System BLSS; Closed Ecological Life Support System CELSS; Human Mars mission; Life Support System LSS; Life Support System Modeling; Life Support System Optimization

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRITION; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOLID WASTES;

CLOSED ECOLOGY EXPERIMENT FACILITIES (CEEF); CONTROLLED ECOLOGY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (CELSS); HUMAN MARS MISSION; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM MODELING; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS LSS;

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

EID: 24644437796     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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