A conceptual configuration of the lunar base bioregenerative life support system including soil-like substrate for growing plants

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1080-1088

  Liu, H ^a   Yu, C Y ^a   Manukovsky, N S ^b   Kovalev, V S ^b   Gurevich, Yu L ^b   Wang, J ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bioregenerative life support system; Conceptual configuration; Lunar base; Soil like substrate

Indexed keywords

MOON; MOON BASES; SOILS;

BIOREGENERATIVE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; CONCEPTUAL CONFIGURATION; LUNAR BASE; MINERAL SALTS; PLANT GROWING; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL-LIKE SUBSTRATE; SYSTEM SETUP TIME;

MEATS;

EID: 49049086261     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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