Development of Life Support System Technologies for Human Lunar Missions

2009-01-2483

07/12/2009

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
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Content
With the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle planned to be completed in 2009, Exploration Life Support (ELS), a technology development project under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Exploration Technology Development Program, is focusing its efforts on needs for human lunar missions. 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. ELS technology development is directed at three major vehicle projects within NASA's Constellation Program (CxP): 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. This paper will provide an overview of the ELS Project, connectivity with its customers and an update to content within its technology development portfolio with focus on human lunar missions.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2483
Pages
8
Citation
Barta, D., and Ewert, M., "Development of Life Support System Technologies for Human Lunar Missions," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2483, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2483.
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Published
Jul 12, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-2483
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English