A major challenge of designing a bioregenerative life support system for Mars is the reduction of the mass, volume, power, thermal and crew-time requirements. Structural mass of the greenhouse could be saved by operating the greenhouse at low atmospheric pressure. This paper investigates the feasibility of this concept. The method of equivalent system mass is used to compare greenhouses operated at high atmospheric pressure to greenhouses operated at low pressure for three different lighting methods: natural, artificial and hybrid lighting. c2004 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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    Title :

    Engineering concepts for inflatable Mars surface greenhouses


    Contributors:
    Hublitz, I. (author) / Henninger, D. L. (author) / Drake, B. G. (author) / Eckart, P. (author)


    Publication date :

    2004-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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