Concept of a Lunar FARM: Food and revitalization module

Finetto, Claudio; Lobascio, Cesare; Rapisarda, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.10.027

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“…The food and revitalisation module (FARM) greenhouse of 528 m 2 implementing a range of 21 crops supplies 100% of human nutritional requirements for 18 astronauts [ 92 ]. A simulated bioregenerative life support system supplemented by physicochemical methods (for atmospheric recycling, water recycling, waste reclamation and food production) with 15 types of hydroponic crop, silkworm husbandry and both solid and liquid waste recovery yielded 29.7 kg of oxygen, potable and hygiene water and food at 2700 calories/person/day (375.5 g carbohydrate, 99.5 g protein and 91.2 g fat) with 99.4% material closure [ 93 ].…”

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Supplementing Closed Ecological Life Support Systems with In-Situ Resources on the Moon

Ellery

2021

Life

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In this review, I explore a broad-based view of technologies for supporting human activities on the Moon and, where appropriate, Mars. Primarily, I assess the state of life support systems technology beginning with physicochemical processes, waste processing, bioregenerative methods, food production systems and the robotics and advanced biological technologies that support the latter. We observe that the Moon possesses in-situ resources but that these resources are of limited value in closed ecological life support systems (CELSS)—indeed, CELSS technology is most mature in recycling water and oxygen, the two resources that are abundant on the Moon. This places a premium on developing CELSS that recycle other elements that are rarified on the Moon including C and N in particular but also other elements such as P, S and K which might be challenging to extract from local resources. Although we focus on closed loop ecological life support systems, we also consider related technologies that involve the application of biological organisms to bioregenerative medical technologies and bioregenerative approaches to industrial activity on the Moon as potential future developments.

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Supplementing Closed Ecological Life Support Systems with In-Situ Resources on the Moon

Ellery

2021

Life

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“…Some design studies for future Lunar or Martian bases 10,11 consider the use of deployable structures to reduce its mass and the volume occupied inside the launch and transfer vehicles. Such greenhouse modules arrive at the destination in a folded or packaged configuration and have to be unfolded and deployed before the first seedlings can be planted in the grow area.…”

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Combination of Physico-Chemical Life Support Systems with Space Greenhouse Modules: A System Analysis

Zabel

Schubert

2013

43rd International Conference on Environmental Systems

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The cultivation of higher plants occupies an essential role within bio-regenerative life support systems. It contributes to all major functional aspects by closing the different loops in a habitat like food production, CO 2 reduction, O 2 production, waste recycling and water management. Fresh crops are also expected to have a positive impact towards the crew's psychological health. Nevertheless, plant cultivation in closed environments is challenging and further research on system, subsystem and crop level is required. The controlling and maintaining of closed environment agriculture systems such as space greenhouse modules is difficult due to lack of buffer capacity, low flexibility concerning varying crew size and eclipse periods, and the absence of backup systems in case of plant and system failures. The addition of physico-chemical (P/C) life support systems (LSS) as an intermediate system between the greenhouse module and the habitat/spacecraft has the potential to reduce or even eliminate the mentioned difficulties of greenhouse modules. This paper will investigate the potential of combining components of physico-chemical systems with greenhouse modules to increase the readiness of the latter. This would allow the creation of a more efficient life support systems by taking advantage of the experience gained in physico-chemical technologies and the related reliability and heritage of these technologies.

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“…Finetto et al [42] consider rigid and hybrid cylindrical structure concepts for the Lunar Food and Revitalization Module (FARM) which would be part of a Permanent Human mOon Exploration BasE (PHOEBE). The rigid cylinder has a diameter of 8 m, a length of 12 m and at the end caps there are 1 m spherical caps, similar to the (deployed) hybrid design, but suffers from higher mass.…”

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Design of a Deployable Structure for a Lunar Greenhouse Module

Vrakking

2013

43rd International Conference on Environmental Systems

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Concept of a Lunar FARM: Food and revitalization module

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Supplementing Closed Ecological Life Support Systems with In-Situ Resources on the Moon

Supplementing Closed Ecological Life Support Systems with In-Situ Resources on the Moon

Combination of Physico-Chemical Life Support Systems with Space Greenhouse Modules: A System Analysis

Design of a Deployable Structure for a Lunar Greenhouse Module

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