With the advent of a long-life U.S. Space Station, the development of a regenerative Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) becomes essential in order avoid the severe logistics penalty associated with an expendable ECLSS. Currently, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and their prime contractors are evaluating competing regenerative ECLSS technologies using the Technology Demonstrator (Tech Demo) Program. The Tech Demo Program consists to two phases: comparative test, and 90-day manned systems test. The data derived from this test program, in conjunction with analytical assessments and other test data, will determine the prime technologies to pursue for the Space Station ECLSS. This paper details the Tech Demo program including the overall objectives, hardware requirements and major milestones as currently conceived by the MSFC.


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    Title :

    Technology demonstrator program for space station environmental control life support system


    Additional title:

    Technologisches Testprogramm fuer das Klimaregelungs- und Lebenserhaltungssystem in einer Raumstation


    Contributors:
    Adams, A.M. (author) / Platt, G.K. (author) / Claunch, W.C. (author) / Humphries, W.R. (author)

    Published in:

    SAE-Papers ; Jul ; 1-5


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    5 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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