August 2016
Commercial space development spurs trend for public-private collaboration
...Moon and beyond, there will be a need for resources for life support and to operate in space. It will become desirable to construct ... for their nations to reap the benefits from supporting companies that are generating new technologies, access to...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
.... For example, metabolic needs, including food, water and air, are sustained by the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS). Habitats and spacesuits provide protection against extreme environments. Safety needs are addressed through...
May 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
.... Ultimately, extraterrestrial resources will be valuable not just on Earth but in cislunar space, too - as propellant, for life support supplies and for manufacturing. We believe that this future economy starts with small scale exploration and...
January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
... work, sleep, hygiene, nutrition, entertainment, etc. And, naturally, this will require an increase in the capacity of life support systems. The most significant examples of commercial efforts to augment the ISS include the Bigelow expandable module...
April 2026
Robotics is the future of space labour
... launch vehicles and spacecraft, and extensive life support and ground control infrastructures. Even small increases...habitat drastically multiply the cost of habitats, consumables and life support systems. Until now, NASA has subsidised this cost...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... the design of automated systems in view of human error. Case studies were conducted on Columbus Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) operations from COL-CC, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operations, and Control Centre of European Tracking...
