The bioisolation dynamics of humans and plants in a piloted Mars sprint is discussed. The bioisolation requirements for a crew of six and two food crops, lettuce, and winged beans in this type of space mission were studied and found to be within technological reach. It was found that the garbage problem of the shorter missions increases in magnitude in proportion with the mission duration and poses problems of launch mass, storage space availability, and microbial growth.


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    Title :

    Bio-isolation analysis of plants and humans in a piloted Mars sprint


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    Publication date :

    1988-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English





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