Evaluation of a Closed-Cycle Life-Support System During a 60-Day Manned Test 680741
A 60-day manned test of a closed-cycle life-support system was completed in a Space Cabin Simulator. Life-support equipment was installed within the chamber and was operated, maintained, and repaired by a 4-man crew. Major objectives of the test included demonstrations of the recovery of potable water from urine and humidity condensate, and the recovery of oxygen from carbon dioxide. Other life-support equipment included a thermal-control subsystem, a two-gas atmosphere control, a trace-contaminant removal subsystem, and a fecal-waste collector that featured vacuum dehydration.
Citation: Jackson, J., Bonura, M., and Putnam, D., "Evaluation of a Closed-Cycle Life-Support System During a 60-Day Manned Test," SAE Technical Paper 680741, 1968, https://doi.org/10.4271/680741. Download Citation
Author(s):
J. K. Jackson, M. S. Bonura, D. F. Putnam
Affiliated:
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
Pages: 19
Event:
National Aeronautic and Space Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1968 Transactions-V77-A
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Water quality
Carbon dioxide
Vacuum
Fluids and secretions
Simulators
Humidity
Oxygen
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