Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics

Preface. Foreword. I: Rationale. II: Biosphere 1 - The Life Support System of the Earth. II.1. The Terrestrial Environment. II.2. Fundamentals of Ecology. II.3. Earth's Endangered Life Support System. III: The Extraterrestrial Environment. III.1. Radiation in Free Space. III.2. Gravity. III.3. Vacuum. III.4. Magnetic Fields. III.5. Local Planetary Environments. IV: Fundamentals of Life Support Systems. IV.1. Definitions. IV.2. Classification of Life Support Systems. IV.3. Design and Development Considerations. IV.4. Physico-Chemical vs. Bioregenerative Life Support. IV.5. Past and Present Life Support Systems. IV.6. Space Suits and Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVA). V. Physico-Chemical Life Support Subsystems. V.1. Atmosphere Management. V.2. Water Management. V.3. Waste Management. VI. Bioregenerative Life Support Concepts. VI.1. Bioregenerative Life Support and CELSS. VI.2. Microbial Systems. VI.3. Algal Systems. VI.4. Higher Plants. VI.5. Fungi and Conversion of Inedible Plant Material for Food Provision. VI.6. Animals as Human Food. VI.7. Aquaculture Systems. VI.8. Food Management and Processing. VII. Biosphere 2 - Lessons Learned for Future CELSS Research. VII.1. The Rationale of Biosphere 2. VII.2. Description of Biosphere 2. VII.3. The Biosphere 2 Test Module. VII.4. Fields of Research. VII.5. Initial Results. VIII. Future LifeSupport in Space. VIII.1. Future Manned Space Exploration. VIII.2. Space Station. VIII.3. Lunar Base. VIII.4. Martian Base. IX. Potential Terrestrial Applications Derived from the Development of Life Support Systems. IX.1. Introduction. IX.2. Basic Ecological Research. IX.3. Atmosphere, Water, and Waste Regeneration. IX.4. Biomass Production and Research. IX.5. Support of Terrestrial Analogs. Index.