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