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Critical investments in bioregenerative life support systems for bioastronautics and sustainable lunar exploration [PDF]

npj Microgravity
NASA and the CNSA have both released plans for lunar human exploration. This paper reviews those plans through the lens of strategic capability development.
D. Marshall Porterfield, Dana Tulodziecki, Raymond Wheeler, Mai’a K. Davis Cross, Oscar Monje, Lynn J. Rothschild, Richard J. Barker, Hansjorg Schwertz, Steven Collicott, Som Dutta   +9 more
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Synthetic biology for space exploration [PDF]

npj Microgravity
Human space exploration faces different challenges. Topics like Bioregenerative Life Support Systems, In Situ Resource Utilization, and radiation protection, still require for more suitable solutions to be applied in long-term space exploration ...
Silvano Onofri, Ralf Moeller, Daniela Billi, Michele Balsamo, Anke Becker, Eugenio Benvenuto, Alessia Cassaro, Ilaria Catanzaro, Charles S. Cockell, Angiola Desiderio, Tom Ellis, José Eduardo Gonzáles-Pastor, Christiane Hahn, Natalie Leys, Patrick Leo, Marie-Christine Maurel, Claudia Pacelli, Bruno Pavletic, Caterina Ripa, Lynn J. Rothschild, Leonardo Surdo   +20 more
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Effects of altered gravity on growth and morphology in Wolffia globosa implications for bioregenerative life support systems and space-based agriculture [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Understanding the response of plants to varied gravitational conditions is vital for developing effective food production in space bioregenerative life support systems.
Leone Ermes Romano, Jack J. W. A. van Loon, Luigi Gennaro Izzo, Maurizio Iovane, Giovanna Aronne   +4 more
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Aquatic bryophytes as biofilters and resource regenerators in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems: the moss on Mars project [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionBioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs) are closed-loop systems that rely on biological processes, primarily involving plants, algae, and microbes, for sustaining long-term space missions by regenerating essential resources and ...
Chiara Amitrano, Carmen Arena, Stefania De Pascale, Mariagabriella Pugliese, Fabrizio Barozzi, Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Veronica De Micco, Gian Pietro di Sansebastiano   +7 more
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Soil-like substrate fertility restoration method in bioregenerative life support systems [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The research focused on chard plants grown in a vegetation chamber under irradiation of 600 μmol/(m2s-1) FAR and elevated CO2 concentration in the range of 1500-2000 ppm.
Velichko Vladimir, Tikhomirov Alexander, Ushakova Sofija, Anishchenko Olesya   +3 more
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Meta-analysis of extremotolerant microbes to address nutrient deficiencies in bioregenerative life support systems during Deep-space Missions [PDF]

npj Science of Food
Ensuring adequate nutrition is essential for long-duration space missions where Earth resupply is limited or unfeasible. Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS), such as ESA’s MELiSSA, aim to sustain astronauts by recycling resources and cultivating ...
Gabriele Ellena, Arianna Mazzoli, Irina Spacova, Natalie Leys, Sarah Lebeer, Felice Mastroleo   +5 more
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Engineering photosynthetic systems for bioregenerative life support [PDF]

, 2007
Consultable des del TDXTítol obtingut de la portada digitalitzadaEl projecte MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) de l'Agència Espacial Europea (ESA) és un ecosistema artificial concebut com una eina per estudiar i desenvolupar la ...
Masot Mata, Alexandra
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Primary Stress Factors and Adaptive Mechanisms of Microalgae in Space Environments and Their Applications in Space Life Support Systems [PDF]

Plants
Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae (collectively referred to here as ‘microalgae’) represent early-evolving oxygenic phototrophs and are widely considered ideal candidates for bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS) due to their high metabolic ...
Siyao Dai, Weiying Feng, Jeffrey Lae, Xuezheng Yu, Chia Min Ho, Fang Yang, Qingfeng Miao, Pengcheng Duan   +7 more
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Immune challenges and pathogen risks in edible insects: safeguarding health in space life-support systems [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology
As space agencies progress toward long-duration missions and extraterrestrial colonisation, Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS) have become central to achieving closed-loop sustainability.
Annette Bruun Jensen, David Copplestone, Roberto Guidetti, Martina Heer, Martina Heer, Paola Pittia, Åsa Berggren   +6 more
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Mars Potato Cultivation: Analysis, Challenges, Sustainable Scientific Conceptions [PDF]

Life
As human space exploration advances towards establishing sustainable Martian habitats, achieving autonomous food production is a critical requirement. The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), with its notable environmental resilience and nutritional efficiency,
Bohao Yang, Yunjiang Liang
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