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Acta Astronaut
; 19(4): 365-75, 1989 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11541160
RESUMO
Life support components are evaluated for application to an idealized closed life support system which includes an algal reactor for food production. Weight-based trade studies are reported as "break-even" time for replacing food stores with a regenerative bioreactor. It is concluded that closure of the life support gases (oxygen recovery) depends on the carbon dioxide reduction chemistry and that an algae-based food production can provide an attractive alternative to re-supply for longer duration missions.