The Development and Testing of Visualization and Passively Controlled Life Support Systems for Experimental Organisms During Spaceflight 2001-01-2288
This paper describes the development and ground-test results of three passively controlled life support systems for experiments currently onboard ISS, and scheduled for flight on STS-107 as part of the Space Media Inc. (SMI) Science and Technology Research Student (STARS®) global education program.
Two experiments use the Autonomous Biological System (ABS) technology, which has been tested during two 4-month Mir experiments. One ABS will house embryos and fry of the Japanese Medaka Fish, Oryzias latipes, A second ABS contains a complex ecosystem experiment. The third system uses a passive life support system based on agar gel for the harvester ant Pogonomyrmex occidentalis.
Thermal control, lighting and still and streaming digital imaging during the experiments are provided by the Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus - Isothermal Containment Module (GBA-ICM).
Citation: Poynter, J., MacCallum, T., Anderson, G., Rupert, M. et al., "The Development and Testing of Visualization and Passively Controlled Life Support Systems for Experimental Organisms During Spaceflight," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-2288, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-2288. Download Citation
Author(s):
Jane Poynter, Taber MacCallum, Grant Anderson, Mark Rupert, Sherry Woodard, Carla Goulart, Kimberly Campbell
Affiliated:
Paragon Space Development Corp., BioServe Space Technologies Inc., University of Colorado, SPACEHAB Inc.
Pages: 10
Event:
31st International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Biological sciences
Imaging and visualization
Research and development
Education and training
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