Development of Carbon Dioxide Removal Systems for NASA's Deep Space Human Exploration Missions 2017-2018

Knox, James C

关键词: CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL;    LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS;    SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;    SPACE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENTS;    INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION;    MARS MISSIONS;    NASA SPACE PROGRAMS;    DEEP SPACE;    SPACE EXPLORATION;   

RP-ID  :  M18-6802

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

NASA has embarked on an endeavor that will enable humans to explore deep space, with the ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars. This journey will require significant developments in a wide range of technical areas, as resupply is unavailable in the Mars transit phase and early return is not possible. Additionally, mass, power, volume, and other resources must be minimized for all subsystems to reduce propulsion needs. Among the critical areas identified for development are life support systems, which will require increases in reliability and reductions in resources. This paper discusses current and planned developments in the area of carbon dioxide removal to support crewed Mars-class missions.