Heretofore life support systems and rocket propulsion systems have been considered as independent subsystems of manned spacecraft; integrated waste management/rocket propulsion system concept, developed by Rocket Research Corp, demonstrated that human waste products can form propellant ingredient and provide propulsion, and be effective means of removing and sterilizing spacecraft waste; propellant investigated is formed primarily from raw feces, metal powder, and water soluble oxidizer; carbon from carbon dioxide reduction system, used charcoal filters, evaporator wicks, and food wrappers may be included as propellant ingredients; samples of feces generated during four-man, 60-day space chamber simulation experiment have been obtained, analyzed, and incorporated into propellant formulations. (13366)


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    Title :

    Waste utilization for propulsion on manned space missions


    Additional title:

    SAE Paper


    Contributors:
    Good, C.D. (author) / Mars, J.E. (author) / Schmidt, E.W. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1968 Life support systems


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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