Four-month Moon and Mars crew water utilization study conducted at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, Devon Island, Nunavut

Bamsey, Matthew; Berinstain, Alain; Auclair, Simon; Battler, M.; Binsted, Kim; Bywaters, Kathryn; Harris, James C.; Kobrick, Ryan L.; McKay, C.

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2009.01.009

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“…Water use was tightly restricted and monitored (Bamsey et al, 2009). For example, crewmembers showered only once per week, and used as little water as possible when doing so.…”

Section: Simulation Constraintsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biological properties of the active layer above the permafrost; Microbial community comparison within the active layer above the permafrost; Table 2 Basic daily crew schedule (previously appeared in (Bamsey et al, 2009)). Note that, although the crew as a whole would do two traverses per day, an individual crew member would usually do only one.…”

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Human factors research as part of a Mars exploration analogue mission on Devon Island

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“…Water use was tightly restricted and monitored (Bamsey et al, 2009). For example, crewmembers showered only once per week, and used as little water as possible when doing so.…”

Section: Simulation Constraintsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human factors research as part of a Mars exploration analogue mission on Devon Island

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Griofa

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“…• evaluating how plant behavior and productivity (including the ratio between edible/not edible biomass) can be altered due to radiation thus changing its capability to act as "resources regenerator". Such knowledge is fundamental in order to define the requirements for plant cultivation in space greenhouses (for examples, refer to Bamsey et al, 2009;THESEUS roadmap, 2012;ESA SciSpacE White Papers, 2021). • considering the possibility to produce fresh food onboard characterized by radiation-induced increased content of anti-oxidant compounds to improve physiological defenses of astronauts.…”

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Radiation environment in exploration-class space missions and plants’ responses relevant for cultivation in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems

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For deep space exploration, radiation effects on astronauts, and on items fundamental for life support systems, must be kept under a pre-agreed threshold to avoid detrimental outcomes. Therefore, it is fundamental to achieve a deep knowledge on the radiation spatial and temporal variability in the different mission scenarios as well as on the responses of different organisms to space-relevant radiation. In this paper, we first consider the radiation issue for space exploration from a physics point of view by giving an overview of the topics related to the spatial and temporal variability of space radiation, as well as on measurement and simulation of irradiation, then we focus on biological issues converging the attention on plants as one of the fundamental components of Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS). In fact, plants in BLSS act as regenerators of resources (i.e. oxygen production, carbon dioxide removal, water and wastes recycling) and producers of fresh food. In particular, we summarize some basic statements on plant radio-resistance deriving from recent literature and concentrate on endpoints critical for the development of Space agriculture. We finally indicate some perspective, suggesting the direction future research should follow to standardize methods and protocols for irradiation experiments moving towards studies to validate with space-relevant radiation the current knowledge. Indeed, the latter derives instead from experiments conducted with different radiation types and doses and often with not space-oriented scopes.

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“…Constructed by the Mars Society ( http://www.marssociety.org/ ) in 2002 and operated continuously ever since, MDRS, and its Arctic counterpart, the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) ( http://fmars.marssociety.org/ ), on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, are designed as testbeds for future manned missions to Mars ( Bamsey et al 2009 ). Visiting crews from multiple scientific and engineering disciplines conduct research at the stations on how to live and work on Mars without having to leave Earth.…”

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The "Martian" flora: new collections of vascular plants, lichens, fungi, algae, and cyanobacteria from the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah

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Hamilton³

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The Mars Desert Research Station is a Mars analog research site located in the desert outside of Hanksville, Utah, U.S.A. Here we present a preliminary checklist of the vascular plant and lichen flora for the station, based on collections made primarily during a two-week simulated Mars mission in November, 2014. Additionally, we present notes on the endolithic chlorophytes and cyanobacteria, and the identification of a fungal genus also based on these collections. Altogether, we recorded 38 vascular plant species from 14 families, 13 lichen species from seven families, six algae taxa including both chlorophytes and cyanobacteria, and one fungal genus from the station and surrounding area. We discuss this floristic diversity in the context of the ecology of the nearby San Rafael Swell and the desert areas of Wayne and Emery counties in southeastern Utah.

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Four-month Moon and Mars crew water utilization study conducted at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, Devon Island, Nunavut

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Human factors research as part of a Mars exploration analogue mission on Devon Island

Human factors research as part of a Mars exploration analogue mission on Devon Island

Radiation environment in exploration-class space missions and plants’ responses relevant for cultivation in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems

The "Martian" flora: new collections of vascular plants, lichens, fungi, algae, and cyanobacteria from the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah

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