Life Support System Technology Development Supporting Human Space Exploration

2008-01-2185

06/29/2008

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
Exploration Life Support (ELS) is a technology development project under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Exploration Technology Development Program. The ELS Project's goal is to develop and mature a suite of Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) technologies for potential use on human spacecraft under development in support of U.S. Space Exploration Policy. Technology development is directed at three major vehicle projects within NASA's Constellation Program: the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the Altair Lunar Lander and Lunar Surface Systems, including habitats and pressurized rovers. The ELS Project includes four technical elements: Atmosphere Revitalization Systems, Water Recovery Systems, Waste Management Systems and Habitation Engineering, and two cross cutting elements, Systems Integration, Modeling and Analysis, and Validation and Testing. The ELS Project is closely connected to its customers within the Constellation Program to review and advocate tasks within its technology development portfolio.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2185
Pages
11
Citation
Barta, D., Ewert, M., Anderson, M., and McQuillan, J., "Life Support System Technology Development Supporting Human Space Exploration," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2185, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2185.
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Published
Jun 29, 2008
Product Code
2008-01-2185
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English