Canadian advanced life support capacities and future directions

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-161

  Bamsey, M ^a,b   Graham, T ^a   Stasiak, M ^a   Berinstain, A ^a,b   Scott, A ^c   Vuk, T Rondeau ^a   Dixon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^c COM DEV Ltd ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Biological life support; Greenhouse; Plant production; Space analogue

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA HANDLING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSES; IN SITU PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT); LUNAR MISSIONS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; ORBITS; PILOT PLANTS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORTS; BIOLOGICAL LIFE; BIOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; PLANT PRODUCTION; SPACE ANALOGUE; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER STRATEGY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67349282258     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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