Life Support Systems for Humans in Space

By Erik Seedhouse

Chapter 1

Life Support Systems Basics

Earth's Life Support System

The Space Environment

Planetary Environments

Chapter 2

Space Physiology. A Primer

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

Skeletal and Muscular Systems

Fluid, Immune and Nervous Systems

Chapter 3

Life Support Systems and Sub-Systems

Life Support Classification

Open vs. Closed

Sub-Systems and what they do

Chapter 4

Evolution and Development

Mercury, Gemini and Apollo

Skylab, Shuttle

ISS

Chapter 5

ISS Systems and Sub-Systems

ARS, ACS, THC, FDS, WRS, VS

Sub-system performance

Sub-system reliability

Chapter 6

EVA Equipment and Protocols

Current technology

Prebreathe protocols

Lunar and Martian suits

Chapter 7

Exercise and other countermeasures

Bone and muscle loss explained

COLBERT, CEVIS, ARED

Radiation protection

Chapter 8

Closing in on a Closed Life Support System

Bioregenerative Life Support

MELISSA

How it works

Chapter 9

Future Life Support Concepts

Near-term: Lunar and Martian

Hypometabolic stasis

Human Hibernation

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030528588
• ISBN13: 9783030528584
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"