Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space was written in response to a request from NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA) to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program.

This report reviews the four major areas of the program: advanced life support (ALS), environmental monitoring and control (EMC), extravehicular activities (EVA), and space human factors (SHF).

The focus of this program is on long-term technology development applicable to future human long-duration space missions, such as for a hypothetical new mission to the Moon or Mars. Table of ContentsFRONT MATTEREXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 INTRODUCTION2 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL4 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY SYSTEMS5 SPACE HUMAN FACTORS6 GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONSACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSAPPENDICESA STATEMENT OF TASKB MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONSOLIDATING HUMAN SUPPORT RESEARCHIN THE OFFICE OF LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONSC SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEETINGSD LETTER REQUESTING COMMENTS FROM INDUSTRYE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS