Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309057448
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309524599
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309174541
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1997
  • Month: July
  • Pages: 151
  • Language: English

Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space was written in response to a request from NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA) to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program. This report reviews the four major areas of the program: advanced life support (ALS), environmental monitoring and control (EMC), extravehicular activities (EVA), and space human factors (SHF). The focus of this program is on long-term technology development applicable to future human long-duration space missions, such as for a hypothetical new mission to the Moon or Mars.

  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Advanced Life Support Systems
  • 3 Environmental Monitoring and Control
  • 4 Extravehicular Activity Systems
  • 5 Space Human Factors
  • 6 General Findings and Recommendations
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • APPENDIX A Statement of Task
  • APPENDIX B Memorandum of Understanding Consolidating Human Support Research in the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications
  • APPENDIX C Subcommittee Members and Meetings
  • APPENDIX D Letter Requesting Comments from Industry
  • APPENDIX E Analysis of Advanced Life Support Technology Development Projects
  • APPENDIX F Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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