Analysis of a spacecraft life support system for a Mars mission

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 55, Issue 3-9, 2004, Pages 537-547

  Czupalla, M ^a,b   Aponte, V ^b   Chappell, S ^b   Klaus, D ^b  

^a AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FOOD SUPPLY; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SPACECRAFT; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

ADVANCED CARBON FORMATION REACTORS (ACFR); ATMOSPHERE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WATER VAPOR ELECTROLYSIS (WVE);

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CATERING SERVICE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SPACE FLIGHT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MARS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 3843069753     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2004.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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