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Nasa Advanced Life Support


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NASAAdvancedLifeSupport
TechnologyTestingandDevelopment
IALSWGMeeting.
JAXAChofuAerospaceCenter,Japan,
31Oct2011
RayWheeler
NASAKennedySpaceCenter
PresentationforNASAIALSWGteam,including:
DanBarta,MarkKliss,andDarrellJan
page1https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110023229 2019-09-04T14:44:21+00:00Z

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ChangesinNASAAdvancedLifeSupportfor2011
Year2010
ExplorationLife SupportProject
•Syst.IntegrationMod. &Analysis
•AtmosphereRevitalization
•WaterRecovery
•SolidWasteManagement
•HabitationEngineering
ThermalControlSystemsProject
AdvancedEnvironmental
Monitoring&ControlProject
FirePrevention,Detection,&
SuppressionProject
RadiationProtectionTechnologies
Project
5individualprojects
Year2011
LifeSupportandHabitation
SystemsFoundationalDomain
•ProjectAnalysis
•AtmosphereRevitalization
•WaterRecovery
•SolidWasteManagement
•CrewAccommodations
•FoodProduction
•ThermalControl
•EnvironmentalMonitoring
•FireProtection
•RadiationProtection
1consolidatedprojectwith
10
technologydevelopmentelements
page2

LifeSupportandHabitationSystemsProjectManagementStructure
(2011)
AssociateAdministrator
ESMD-HQ
AdvancedCapabilities
I I
JSCEngineeringDirectorate Division-HQ
I EnablingTechnology
IJSCCrewandThermalSystemsDivision I
Development&Demonstration
I
Program-GRC
I
Education&Outreach LifeSupport &HabitationSystems SystemsAnalysis
TechnologyTransfer
- FoundationalDomainProjectOffice(JSC)
- MollyAnderson-JSC
MikeEwert-JSC
DanielBarta(Manager)
AnthonyHanford(acting)
r
JeffMcQuillan&ChantelWhatley(ProjectSupport)
II
I
TechnologyElements I
ParticipatingFieldCenter
I
External I
PointsofContact
I
WaterRecovery
I
AtmosphereRevitalization
1-
"" I
ARC-MarkKliss I
BAAs,Grants &Contracts
JayPerry-MSFC
KarenPickering-JSC
I
FoodProduction I
GRC-Gary Ruff
I NASAEducational &
WasteManagement ~ ~RayWheeler-KSC
I I
CommercialPrograms
JohnFisher-
ARC JPL-DarrellJan
I
ThermalControl

I
JSC-DanBarta
I
MOU,SAA
CrewAccommodations RyanStephan-JSCr-...
• I
JimBroyan-JSC
I
KSC-RayWheeler
I SBIRISTTRFireProtection
~
GaryRuff-GRC

I
LaRC-DebiTomek
I
I
EnvironmentalMonitoring International I
DarrellJan-JPL
1- RadiationProtection
I IDebiTomek-LaRC
MSFC-MonsiRoman
...NealZapp-JSC
page3

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LifeSupport &HabitationSystem: AtmosphereRevitalization
(NASAMSFC,JSC,ARC,KSC,GRC) Lead:[email protected]
AtmosphereRevitalizationDescription:
Identifyandmaturetechnologiesforflexible,reliable
atmosphererevitalizationtoenableefficientEnvironmental
ControlandLifeSupport.
Processtechnologymaturationtasksareconductedfor
water-savegasdrying;tracecontaminantcontrol;CO
2
removal,conditioning,andreductiontousefulproducts;
particulatematterremovalanddisposal;atmosphericgas
supply,storage,andconditioning;resourcerecovery,
storage,conditioning,andrecycling;andsupporting
infrastructure.
page4
Horizontal
BoschTest
StandatMSFC.
- -,--
MilestoneTitle TRL
AtmosphereRevitalization
CarbonDioxidePartialPressureControl
Low-Power
C02RemovaI (LPCOR)System 4 to4+
EngineeredStructuredSorbent (ESS) 4
OpenLoopRegenerableC02RemovalSystem 4
to4+
CAMRASEvaluation 5+to6
ControlTrace
VOCConcentrations
Advanced
(alternative)TraceContaminantControl(ATCC) 3
PhotocatalyticSystemDevelopment 3
Particulate
MatterRemoval
IndexingMediaFilter 3
FASTMulti-StageFiltrationSystem 3
ModelingofCabinParticulateEnvironment --
TestContractorFilters 3
ResourceRecovery
andRecycling
ClosedLoop-Carbon
DioxideReduction(CDRe)Technology 3
Co-Electrolysis 3
GasStorageandRecycling
SubcriticalLiquidStorage 2 to3
Scavenging
ofOxygenfromGaseousMixture 2to3
ParticulateFiltrationTesting
FacilityatNASAGRC
Engineered
Structured
Sorbents
LowPowerCO
2
Removal

LifeSupport &HabitationSystems: WaterRecovery
(NASAJSC,ARC,MFC,KSC,GRC) Lead:[email protected]
page5
BrineResidual in
Containment(BRIC)
TestStand
MilestoneTitle TRL
WaterRecovery
WastewaterCompositionandStorageSystems
Test
ContractorFilters 3
StabilizationandCompositionAssessment 3
WastewaterStorage 3
PrimaryProcessing
OsmoticDistillation(OD)SystemDevelopment 4
DirectOsmoticConcentration(DOC)EvaIuation 4
Cascade
DistillationSubsystem(CDS)Development 5
VaporCompressionDistillation(VCD)Development 6
Post-processing,Disinfection &PotableWaterStorage
BiocideandAntimicrobialTechnology 3 to4
Thermal
CatalystDevelopment 3
Processed
WaterPolishing --
WaterRecoveryfromBrineSystems
Brine
MembraneEnlcosureforHeatMeltCompactor 4
BrineResidualIn-Containment(BRIC) 2
WaterRecoverySystems
RadiationWaterWallConcept
--
OsmoticDistillation
5BiologicalTreatmentof
Wastewater
WaterRecoveryDescription:
Enablelongdurationmissionsbyincreasingthepercent
closure
ofthewaterloopandreducingconsumablecost
forwaterrecovery.Reliableprimarytreatmentsystems,
technologiestorecoverwaterfrombrine,andimproved
wastewaterstabilizationanddisinfectionsystemsare
amongthemajorareasofinterestfortechnology
development.

LifeSupport&HabitationSystem: WasteManagement
(NASAARC,KSC) Lead:[email protected]
Shuttlewastewas
compacted
intheHMCto
makeflatcirculartiles.
page6
Shuttlewaste"footballs".
MilestoneTitle ITRL
WasteManagement
VolumeReduction
Heat
MeltCompaction(HMC) I
4
WasteStabilization &Storage
MicrobialCharacterizationofSolidWastes 1
--
TheFirstGenerationHeatMeltCompactorPlasticMeltWasteCompactor
Phase
IIDesign
6
WasteManagementDescription:
Recoverresources,increasecrewsafetyand
performance,andprotectplanetarysurfaceswhile
decreasingmissioncost.Technologygapstobe
addressedforfuturemissionsinclude:
•Water/resourcerecoveryforcostsavings
•Safeningandstabilization
•Disposalandcontainment,
•Waste/trashvolumereduction,
•Wastecollection,andodorcontrol.

LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: CrewAccommodations
(NASAJSC) Lead:[email protected]
CrewAccommodationsDescription:
Focusoncrewinterfaceswithvehiclesystems(hygiene,
metabolicwaste,foodpreparation),internaldeployable
crewvolumes/interfaces,impacts
ofvehiclesystems on
habitablevolume(acousticallyquietinteriors,odors),
clothing/laundry,conversion
oflogisticsbyproductsto
resources,andadvancedmissionanalogsforhabitation
validation.
MilestoneTitle ITRL
CrewAccommodations
HabitabilityOutfitting
HabitabiIityOutfittingIntegration I
2
ClothingLaundry
ClothingLogisticsReductionTechnology I
2
Innocentive
Simple
Laundry
Concept­
fixedroller
wringerthat
is
springloaded
toprovide
agitationand
drainage.
Expedition6
Commander
Bowersox
Washed
Clothes
Usinga
PlasticBag
page7

LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: FoodProduction
(NASAKSC) Lead:[email protected]
FoodProductionDescription:
Initialimplementation offoodproductioncouldprovidethe
capabilitytogrowvegetablesandfruitstoaugmentthecrew's
diet
ofpackagedfoods.Thesefreshfoodswilladdtexture,
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flavor,andvarietytothedietandprovidebio-available
nutrients,whichcanserveasaradiationcountermeasure.
Expandedfoodproductionsystemsforfuturemissionswill
reducetheneedforstowedfoodsandcontributetoCO
2
removal/reduction,02production,andwaterrecycling.
PlantgrowthtrayswithcircularLEDlightfixtures
aboveeachtraylocated
intheFoodProduction
AtriumfortheHabitatDemonstrationUnit(HDU).
Red-leaflettuceplantsgrowing
inrooting
pillowscompatiblewiththe
I-I-gVEGGIE
plantgrowthunit.Rootstakeupwater
throughaporousnylonmembrane. VEGGIEplantgrowthunit.

LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: EnvironmentalMonitoring
(NASAJPL,JSC,GRC,MSFC) Lead:[email protected]
EnvironmentalMonitoringDescription:
•Todevelopminiaturechemicalandbiological
monitors,leveragingtherapidlyprogressing
technicalcommunity.Theoverarchinggoal
isto
assure,withinallocatedresources,thatsuitable
environmentalmonitoringsystemswill
beprovided
forfuturecrewedNASAvehiclesandhabitats,for
bothnearertermandlongertermmissions.Such
monitoringsystemswillberesponsivetoneeds
baseddirectly
oncrewhealthaswellasother
vehiclesystems.
MilestoneTitle
EnvironmentalMonitoring
AtmosphereMonitoring
ParticulateMonitor-OpticalParticleCounter(OPC)
ParticulateMonitor-Charge-BasedDetector (CBD)
AtmosphereMonitoringTechnologyEvaluation
TELSTechnologyEvaluation
EnvironmentalFactors
AirContaminantsSupport
WaterMonitoring
WaterMonitoringTechnologyEvaluation
WaterSampleInputtoMassSpectrometer
WaterContaminantsSupport
MicrobialMonitoring
TRL
2to3
2to3
3
400
-Fraunhofer
-ITX
-[CO]
300
time,min
200
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50
300
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0.
0.250
r=
:8
£200
c::
2!150
c::
o
~100
U
ComparisonofITXandFraunhoferresponseto
COat15,000ppmofH
20(-40%RH) page9
MicrobialMonitoring
MicrobialMonitoringTechnologyAssessment
MicrobialMonit'ngTechnologyWorkshop
Sionex
microAnalyzer
forevaluation
9VehicleCabinAtmosphereMonitor
(VCAM)installed
onISSExpressRack

LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: ThermalControl
(NASAJSC,GRC,JPL) Lead:[email protected]
5to6
4to5
3to4
RadiatorDustAssessmentand Mitigation
page10
FreezableRadiator 3
ElectrochromicRadiator 3
FlowThroughPhaseChange Material(PCM)Module
MicrochannelHeatExchanger
Thermal
ControlSystemFluidsLifeTest
CompositeHeatExchangers
IntegratedRadiatorPhaseChange Material(PCM)Development 4to5
TransientSublimator 3
IntegratedRadiatorPCMDevelopment 4 to5
VariableHeatRejection Radiator:DigitalRadiator 4
HeatTransport
HeatRejection
HeotAcquisition
V~urt' _.EIl'Ctrochromic., howin~ A('tiH~ wilcbingArt'3fromGoldloBlack
ElectrochromicRadiatorCompositeair/liquidHeat
Exchanger
MicrochannelHeatExchanger
FluidsLifeTestStand
ThermalControlDescription:
Usearigoroustechnology developmentprocesstoadvance
thestate
oftheartinthermalcontrolhardwarebyreducing
hardwaremassandimprovinghardwarereliability,useful
life,reducingvolume,andimprovingthermalperformance.
Aneffectivethermalcontrolsystemmustprovidethreebasic
functionstoavehicledesign:heatacquisition,heat
transport,andheatrejection.Thethermalcontrolelement
willfocusonaddressingkeytechnologiesgermanetothese
threefunctions.

LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: FireProtection
(NASAGlennResearchCenterandJSC) Lead:[email protected]
-~----'---,-----:::~-- --
MilestoneTitle TRL
FireProtection
MaterialFlammabilityandIgnition
FlammabilityAssessmentsinSpacecraftAtmosphere --
ModelingofNASA-STD-6001BTest 1 --
FireSafetyDemo Formulation --
TestingatWhiteSandsTest Facility(WSTF) --
FireDetection
GaseousDetectorDevelopment --
ParticulateDetectorDevelopment --
FireDetectorTesting 5
FireSuppression
FireSuppressionTechnologyDevelopment 5
Post-FireRecovery
Post-fireMonitoringandResponse 3
Post-fireCleanup --
page11
Portable
Combustion
Product
Monitoring
System.
Sensorsfor
high
andlow­
concentrations
ofCO,CO
2
,
hydrocarbons,
O
2
,
andH
2
.
Earlyprototypewater
mistfireextinguisher
E~posure chamberforfiredetection
FireProtectionDescription:
•Todevelopandmaturetechnologiesthatwillensurecrew
healthandsafety
onexplorationmissionsbyreducingthe
likelihood
ofafireor,ifonedoesoccur,minimizingtherisk
tothecrew,mission,orsystem.This
isaccomplished
throughthedevelopmentofhardware,designrulesand
requirements,andproceduresthatenhancefiresafety
in
explorationvehiclesandhabitatsbyaddressingtheareas
of(1)firepreventionandmaterialflammability,(2)fire
signaturesanddetection,(3)firedetector(gaseousand
particulatedetector)development,and(4)firesuppression
andpost-fireresponse.

LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: RadiationProtection
(NASALaRC,GRC,ARC,MSFC,JSC) Lead:[email protected]
UpdateofMaterialDatabase,Metriclists,andDownselect
page
12
CargoBag­
RepurposingforUse
asRadiationShielding
Analysis
MiniaturizedPersonalMonitor
MiniaturizedTissueEquivalentMonitors
SpecimenDevelopment, FabricationandTesting
I
nstrumentation
Development,
validationandwarningsystems
Model
Integration
RadiationProtectionSystems
Models
&Tools
RadiationShielding
Dosimetry
andMonitoring
RadiationProtection
MilestoneTitle
MedipixEngineeringUnitsTestedatNASA
SpaceRadiationLaboratory(NSRL)
- Graphite/Epoxy
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0.00 50.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 350.00
Thickness(gfen')
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0.5I
MaterialsComparison,DoseEquivalentvs.Thickness,
1977Solar
MinGCR
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,-----------------Water
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8
RadiationProtectionDescription:
•Identify,developanddemonstrateradiationprotection
technologiesthat enablespaceexplorationbeyondLEO.
•Testthefeasibility
ofexistingconcepts,andalsodevelop
newconcepts,toprotectastronautcrewsandhardware
fromtheharmfuleffectsofradiation,both
inlowEarthorbit
andwhileconductinglong-termmissionsawayfromEarth.
•MatureradiationmonitoringtechnologiestoTechnology
ReadinessLevel(TRL)
6.Hand-offfromHumanResearch
Program(HRP)measurementtechnologiesformaturation.
•Ensureappropriatecommunication,coordination,and
exchange
ofinformationbetweenthevariousdiverseand
distributedRadiationfunctionswithintheAgency.

NASAAdvancedExploration
Systems(AES)Projectswith
AdvancedLifeSupport
Themes
page13

AESAtmosphereRevitalizationSystemsandEnvironmental
MonitoringSystems
(MonsiRoman,[email protected])
'HumansintheLoop'Generating
MetabolicWastein theREMS
IntegratedARSTesting Chamber
TestBedatNASMarshal
SpaceFlightCenter
ARSSubsystem
TestingArea
page14

AESAtmosphereRevitalizationSystemsand
EnvironmentalMonitoringSystems
(continued)
~CarbonDioxideRemoval
•SOA:ISS carbondioxideremovalassembly(CORA)
•CO
2sorbentstoimprovereliability
•Open loopCO
2removalconceptsthatuseeitherimmobilizedamineormixed
zeolitesorbentsthatcanpotentiallyreplacetheCO
2
removalbedsinaCORA-like
process
•Energy-efficientstructuredsorbentsandotheralternativesorbentsaswellas
membrane
•Cabinand ventilationsysteminterfaceissues,includinginterfaceissueswitha
vehiclesuitloopwillbeinvestigated.
~OxygenRecovery
•OxygengenerationSOA:ISS oxygengenerationassembly(OGA)
•Investigate
robust,reliablewaterelectrolysiscellstackthataddressesissues
•Oxygen dryingandcompressionoptions,bothtemperatureswingadsorption­
basedand mechanicalcompressor-based,willbeconsidered.
•C02ReductionSOA:None
•Plasma
methanepyrolysis,theleadingmethodsforrecoveringadditional
hydrogenfromISSSabatierprocesswastemethanewillbeevaluated.

MethodsforhandlinghydrogenwithintheOGA-Sabatier-methanepost­
processingstringwillbeinvestigated.
~TraceContaminantControl
•SOA:ISSTrace ContaminantControl(TCC)System
•Assessadsorbentmediaandcatalysts;bestwillbeappliedtoanISS-derived
TCC

IntegrationofTCCequipmentwithCO
2removal
•Developmentofphotocatalyticoxidationprocessestonicheapplicationsthat
reducevolatileorganicloadinginhumiditycondensatewillbeconductedto
alleviatethelogisticspenaltyassociatedwiththisphenomenonas
orr-A--~·-----,
aboardtheISS. U ~~:;;~'eU;
Ie-TraceConlarrunanl
RD-ResidualDryer-
ProcessRen.nto
!urmC8btn
page15

AESAtmosphereRevitalizationSystemsand
EnvironmentalMonitoringSystems
(continued)
~EnvironmentalMonitoring
•Thebestperformingatmosphericmonitoringcandidatesdemonstrated onboardtheISStodatewillbe
operated
intandemtodeterminethebestsuite ofinstrumentsnecessarytoprovidevehicle operational
autonomynecessaryfordeepexplorationmissions.Monitoringinstrumentrecommendationswillbe
submittedtotheISSProgramtoimprovefunctionalautonomyandreducereliance
onassessingcabinair
qualityusinggrabsamplesthatrely
ongroundanalysisandlogisticsbetweenEarthandorbit.Early
warninginstrumentstargetingspecificanalyticaltargetswillbedemonstrated.Extendingairquality
instrumentfunctiontoincludefront-endprocessorstoallowforvolatileorganicmonitoring
inpotable
waterwillbedemonstrated.
•Microbialmonitoringtechniquesforbothairborneandwaterborneloadswillbedemonstrated.
~SystemsAnalysis&Simulation
•EClSSystemarchitectures,processtechnologymodels,andfunctionaltradeassessmentswillbe
conductedtosupportandrefinethetestandevaluationactivitiesthroughtheduration
oftheproject.
~ValidationandTesting
•Performancetestingtocharacterizetargeted EClSsystemprocesstechnology,validateprocess
technologymodels,andsimulatetechnicalproductperformanceonboardtheISSandapplicationto
deepspaceexplorationvehiclesandhabitatswillbeconducted.Thetestingandvalidationwilloccurat
varyingdegrees
ofcomplexitystartingatthecomponentleveluptothefullyintegratedsubsystemlevel.
page16

WaterProcessingandWasteRecoveryfromSolids
(DerekNeumeyer,Lead,[email protected])
•CascadeDistillationSystem(CDS):
•Theinitialprimaryprocessortobematured iscascadedistillationtechnology,developedby
Honeywell,Inc.Cascadedistillationisamultistagevacuumdistillationprocessthathas
energyandreliabilityadvantagesoverthecurrentSOA.Throughthecourse
ofthiswork,the
existingdistillerwillberedesignedtoincorporatesealedbearingsandimproveon-orbit
servicingcapability,andanewthermoelectricheatpumpwillbebuilt.Thesecomponentswill
ultimatelybedeliveredtoJSC,wheretheywillbeintegratedintoacompletesubsystem,which
includescontrolsdevelopment,forintegratedtesting.
CascadeDistillation
System(CDS)
inteststand
•WaterStabilization:
•Alternatestabilizationoptionsthatincreasegroundprocessingteamaswellasflightcrew
safetyandthereliability
ofsystemoperationwillbetestedwithinthecascadedistillation
systematJSC
intheFY12toFY13timeframe.Furthermore,biologicalmethods of
17 wastewaterstabilizationwillbeintegratedintotestingduringFY14.
page17

NASAAESWaterProcessingWasteRecoveryfromSolids
(Continued)
ElectrodialysisMetathesis(EDM):

18
TheEDMapproachwilltestacommercially
availableversion
oftheprocessorusinga
simulatedfeedstream.Thistestunitwillbe
leasedfromthecurrentowner,VeoliaWater
Inc.Theleasewillincludeatestcelland
expertise
intheinstallationandoperation of
thesystem.Theleasedunitwillbescaled
downfromthissystemtoasizeappropriateto
accommodatethelowerspacecraftflow
requirements.Thesystemwill
betestedon
humanurinethathasbeenconcentrated
ina
wiped-filmrotating-diskdistillationsystem,
which
isessentiallythesameastheCDSand
UPA
infunction.TheEDMwillbeshippedto
JSCandintegratedwiththeCDSsystemfor
additionalintegratedtesting.
EDMLargeScaleTestStand
page18

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NASAAESLogisticsReductionandRepurposing
(JamesBroyan,Lead,[email protected])
HeatMeltCompactor
•Products/Content:Developa 2
nd
GenerationHeatMeltCompactor(HMC)
•Compactingwastematerialsandproducingdry,sterilized,plasticencapsulated,low
volumetilesforstorage,disposal,orradiationprotection.
•Thisgapfillingtechnologywillbedesignedforhighreliability,commonalityand
interoperabilitywithlifesupportsystemelementstosupportmultiplemission
applications.
•CharacterizeairandwaterbyproductsasECLSSinputs
•TheHMCwillbeadvancedfromTRL4to
6,andahigh
fidelityunitwillbeproducedforfutureuse
inan
integratedgroundtestbed.
1
5t
Generation
Proof
ofconcept
HeatMelt
Compactor
c>
Exampleofvolumereduction
/stabletileformixedtrash
page19

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NASAAES LogisticsReductionandRepurposing(continued)
TrashtoSupplyGas
•Products
IContent:ThisactivitywilllookatpromisinglowerTRLtechnologiesthat
processwaste(trash
&humanwaste)allthewaytogases,whichcanbereused,thus
savingotherlogisticswhichmustbesupplied.Methane,hydrogenandoxygenareall
candidatesforuse
inpropulsion.Hydrogenandoxygencanalsobereusedfor
ECLSS.TheWasteReuseSystemsEngineeringAnalysistaskwillguidethetesting
andselectionofthesetechnologies,whichwillcomeprimarilyfromSBIRandother
pastwork.
•Technologiesinclude:
•Incineration
•Pyrolysis
•Gasification
•Syn-fuelprocesses
page20

NASAAES LogisticsReductionandRepurposing (continued)
page21
c-...
LogisticstoLivingConcepts
•Products
IContent:Longdurationmissionswillrequirelarge
amountsofvolumeforlogisticsduetotheinabilitytoresupply.
LTLis
definedasrepurposingorconvertinglogisticalitems(containers,foam,
components,etc...)intousefulcrewitemsorlifesupportaugmentation
on-orbitaftertheyhaveprovidedtheirprimarylogisticsfunction.
•Currentlyasubstantialamount
ofalllogisticssuppliesare
packagingmass.Forasix-monthmission,acrewof4might
needover200cargotransferbag(CTB)equivalents.
•Theintent
isthatbyrepurposingitems,dedicatedcrewitemsdo
nothavetobelaunchedandoveralllaunchmass
isdecreased.
•Plan:Reusealllogisticalitemsbased onsystemsanalysisrecommendations.
•Developmultiplepurpose
unfoldingCTS elementstoderiveavariety ofdual-useoutfittingelements
forfurniture,partitions,doors,acousticaltreatments,etc.
•DeploylogisticsandHMCtilesfor
radiationshielding.
•Developwaterwallconcepts whereCTBscan bedouble-walledtofillwithwater.Mayeventually
includepassiveprocessing
ofwastewater.
•TestvariousLTLtechnologiesinDSHandother
field
analogs.
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