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Initial closed operation of the CELSS Test Facility Engineering Development Unit.

M Kliss1, C Blackwell, A Zografos

  • 1NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA.

Advances in Space Research : the Official Journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
|February 13, 2003
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NASA

Area of Science:

  • Space exploration
  • Life support systems
  • Agricultural science

Background:

  • The NASA Advanced Life Support Flight Program aims to develop closed ecological life support systems.
  • Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) technology is crucial for long-duration space missions.
  • Ground-based testbeds are essential for validating life support system components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the initial closed operational testing of the CELSS Test Facility Engineering Development Unit (EDU).
  • To evaluate the hardware performance capabilities of the EDU.
  • To assess plant crop productivity and physiology in a controlled environment.

Main Methods:

  • Construction and initial operational testing of the CELSS Test Facility Engineering Development Unit (EDU).

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  • Conducting a 28-day closed operation period within the EDU.
  • Comparing measured performance data against specified functional requirements.
  • Analyzing plant crop growth parameters under controlled conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • The Engineering Development Unit (EDU) has been successfully constructed and is undergoing initial testing.
    • The EDU demonstrated its capability to maintain a tightly closed and stringently controlled environment.
    • Initial operational testing provided valuable engineering data on subsystem and system requirements for a flight unit.
    • Plant crop productivity and physiology were evaluated under controlled conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • The Engineering Development Unit (EDU) is a functional ground-based testbed for CELSS research.
    • The EDU's performance data are crucial for the development of flight-ready life support systems.
    • Future testing will further refine CELSS technology for space exploration.