DLR’s Antarctic Greenhouse Module Project

Humanity’s plans to further explore the solar system requires the development of bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS), fully incorporated into the habitat infrastructure. A Greenhouse Module (GHM) would contribute to food production, CO2 reduction, O2 production, water recycling and waste ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schubert, D., Poulet, L., Zabel, P., Zeidler, Conrad
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Systemanalyse Raumsegment
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Neumayer
Neumayer Station
Antarc*
Online Access:https://elib.dlr.de/86822/
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Summary:Humanity’s plans to further explore the solar system requires the development of bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS), fully incorporated into the habitat infrastructure. A Greenhouse Module (GHM) would contribute to food production, CO2 reduction, O2 production, water recycling and waste management. It is essential to test these GHM technologies in a similar environment to space and with relevant mass flows in order to increase their Technology Readiness Level. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is planning to design and operate a GHM test facility at an analogue test site. Therefore, the Antarctic Neumayer Station III of the German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) has been identified as an ideal testing ground.

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