Greenhouse Modules and Regenerative Life-Support Systems for Space

摘要: Long exploration missions to the Moon and Mars will require growth of food on site sustain crew because current launchers are unable send required mass consumables into orbit at an affordable cost. Growing fresh also be prime importance for dietary psychological requirements. ESA expertise advanced life support systems within MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) project, coupled EDEN (Evolution Design Environmentally-closed Nutrition Sources) project in DLR join forces study a greenhouse loop manned base surface. Both projects aimed studying developing regenerative long duration space missions: is closed artificial ecosystem program based microbiological physicochemical waste degradation higher plants; combines different CEA Technologies (Controlled Environmental Agriculture) automatic planetary Greenhouse-Module (GHM). Previous studies Greenhouse Modules have addressed mass, volume, energy consumption needs but technologies data which these calculations were now outdated or limited that time. They thus need reassessed better estimates variables evaluate what it takes grow plants Moon. A lunar environment various elements such as illumination, radiation levels, accessibility, temperature gradients, enables make comparative analysis best location setup module Trade-offs between electrical natural lighting, accommodation options, ALISSE criteria conducted. Finally, this leads identification critical points recommendation future work preliminary concepts.