Bioisolation Testing of space station Freedom Modular Habitats 891516
Previous testing verified that bioisolation between animal specimens and a spacecraft crew can be provided at the level of the individual specimen's living quarters (modular habitat) by the use of microbial air filters. As a follow-on effort, a long term experiment was performed to (1) determine the effective lifetime of the microbial filters and (2) collect and analyze condensate from the heat exchanger. This paper presents results showing that the filters provided effective microbial isolation throughout the 58 day tests. Condensate data analysis is also presented. The experiment was repeated for a two week period without filters to serve as a control.
Citation: Ward-Dolkas, P. and Schnepp, T., "Bioisolation Testing of space station Freedom Modular Habitats," SAE Technical Paper 891516, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/891516. Download Citation
Author(s):
Paul Ward-Dolkas, Teri Schnepp
Affiliated:
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc.
Pages: 8
Event:
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V98-1
Related Topics:
Air cleaners
Spacecraft
Heat exchangers
Biological sciences
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