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Towards Closed Environmental Control And Life Support For Space Habitats. Part I A Basic System (2017)
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Title: Towards Closed Environmental Control And Life Support For Space Habitats. Part I A Basic System
Authors: R. Soilleux
Journal Name: NSS Space Settlement Journal
Year of Publication: 2017
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Category: noosphere
Availability: pdf
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Web Link: https://nss.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NSS-JOURNAL-Towards-Closed-ECLSS-for-Space-Habitats-Part-I.pdf
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Abstract
Food production will be essential for long-term occupation of any space habitat as part of an efficient environmental control and life support system (ECLSS). A credible basis for an artificial hybrid ecosystem is described with both biological and mechanical components capable of providing a varied though limited balanced diet and recycling nutrients. Hydroponic growing methods are proposed with the accumulated biomass treated to recycle nutrients. The optimum mix of plant species is not known but some possibilities are offered for consideration. A fully closed ECLSS is probably impossible and hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and carbon lost from airlocks will have to be replaced.
Title: Towards Closed Environmental Control And Life Support For Space Habitats. Part I A Basic System
Authors: R. Soilleux
Journal Name: NSS Space Settlement Journal
Year of Publication: 2017
Page Number:
Category: noosphere
Availability: pdf
Detail Page: /papers/389
Web Link: https://nss.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NSS-JOURNAL-Towards-Closed-ECLSS-for-Space-Habitats-Part-I.pdf
BoK Link: [[paper:389]]
Abstract
Food production will be essential for long-term occupation of any space habitat as part of an efficient environmental control and life support system (ECLSS). A credible basis for an artificial hybrid ecosystem is described with both biological and mechanical components capable of providing a varied though limited balanced diet and recycling nutrients. Hydroponic growing methods are proposed with the accumulated biomass treated to recycle nutrients. The optimum mix of plant species is not known but some possibilities are offered for consideration. A fully closed ECLSS is probably impossible and hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and carbon lost from airlocks will have to be replaced.