Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space was written in response to a request from NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA) to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program. This report reviews the four major areas of the program: advanced life support (ALS), environmental monitoring and control (EMC), extravehicular activities (EVA), and space human factors (SHF). The focus of this program is on long-term technology development applicable to future human long-duration space missions, such as for a hypothetical new mission to the Moon or Mars. Table of Contents FRONT MATTER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 2 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS 3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL 4 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY SYSTEMS 5 SPACE HUMAN FACTORS 6 GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS APPENDICES A STATEMENT OF TASK B MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONSOLIDATING HUMAN SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE OFFICE OF LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS C SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEETINGS D LETTER REQUESTING COMMENTS FROM INDUSTRY E ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS F BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS