Systems analysis of life support for long-duration missions

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Drysdale, Alan E ^a   Maxwell, Sabrina ^a   Ewert, Michael K ^b   Hanford, Anthony J ^c  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT); SPACE STATIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM; EQUIVALENT SYSTEM; IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; LIFE-SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES; LONG DURATION MISSIONS; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 85072426509     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-2394     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (1)

1. This does necessarily mean that it would be cheaper to change the ISS systems to ALS technology, due to sunk costs for the existing systems and the additional cost of R&D to make alternative systems flight ready. Further, there may be schedule impacts that would not affect a Mars mission.