Environmental control and life support (ECLS)systems provide the conditions necessary to maintain astronaut's health during a mission. They have been a part of every human-rated vehicle from Mercury onward, from carbon dioxide scrubbers and drink bags, to sophisticated air and water recovery technologies. In order to enable human exploration beyond low Earth orbit for an extended time, such as a mission to Mars, closed-loop life support, the continuous use, reuse, and recycling of air, water, and waste will be necessary. This chapter provides a brief history of air revitalization, wastewater, and solid waste recovery systems from the early spaceflight era to the present, potential technologies in development to facilitate further loop closure, and considerations for future life support system development in support of exploration


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    Title :

    Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) Systems


    Contributors:
    L. Vega (author)


    Publication date :

    2021-03-01



    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English