Establishing the first human presence on Mars will be the most technically challenging
undertaking yet in the exploration beyond our planet. The remoteness of Mars from Earth …

Nitrogen (N) recycling is essential for efficient food production in regenerative life support
systems. Crew members with a high workload need 90–100 g of protein per person per day …

A crewed mission to and from Mars may include an exciting array of enabling
biotechnologies that leverage inherent mass, power, and volume advantages over …

Various microbial systems have been explored for their applicability to in-situ resource
utilisation (ISRU) on Mars and suitability to leverage Martian resources and convert them …

The Life Support Baseline Values and Assumptions Document (BVAD) provides analysts,
modelers, and other life support researchers with a common set of values and assumptions …

There are medical treatment vulnerabilities in longer-duration space missions present in the
current International Space Station crew health care system with risks, arising from …

Humans are once again preparing to leave Earth and land on the surface of another
planetary body. The two objects high on the list for permanent bases are the Moon and …

Growing food on extraterrestrial surfaces requires the development of efficient lighting
technologies to provide photons for photosynthesis. Here we discuss the development and …