title: Trends in space life support.
abstract: Considerable progress has been made in recent years on development of candidate physico-chemical components for use in regenerative life support systems (LSS) for future extended-duration-mission spacecraft; these life support systems provide air revitalization including carbon dioxide reduction, water reclamation, and limited waste management. For still longer duration manned space flights, such as a permanently inhabited space station, it is generally recognized that development of biological life support systems capable of generating food and regenerating wastes will be essential to reduce logistics costs.
authors.affiliation: Dornier System GmbH, Friedrichshafen, FRG.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Skoog
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Brouillet
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D004867:Equipment Design; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008021:Life Support Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D014481:United States; D018505:Waste Management; D014893:Weightlessness