9780309057448: Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

Sinopsis

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.

Table of Contents
  • FRONT MATTER
  • 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
  • APPENDICES
  • A STATEMENT OF TASK
  • B MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONSOLIDATING HUMAN SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE OFFICE OF LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS
  • C SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEETINGS
  • D LETTER REQUESTING COMMENTS FROM INDUSTRY
  • E ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
  • F BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Committee on Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space; National Research Council

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