The CubeLab Standard for improved access to the International Space Station

Lumpp, James E.; Erb, Daniel; Clements, Twyman; Rexroat, Jason; Johnson, Michael D.

doi:10.1109/aero.2011.5747232

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“…This NanoRack facility with centrifuge capability provides microgravity research facilities aboard the ISS and provides an interface with the station's power and data capabilities (Lumpp et al . ).…”

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“…While all of the above laboratory facilities are designed for small organisms such as the model plant A. thaliana, a recently launched system for the ISS is more suitable for microorganisms. This NanoRack facility with centrifuge capability provides microgravity research facilities aboard the ISS and provides an interface with the station's power and data capabilities (Lumpp et al 2011).…”

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Plant biology in reduced gravity on the Moon and Mars

Kiss

2013

Plant Biol J

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While there have been numerous studies on the effects of microgravity on plant biology since the beginning of the Space Age, our knowledge of the effects of reduced gravity (less than the Earth nominal 1 g) on plant physiology and development is very limited. Since international space agencies have cited manned exploration of Moon/Mars as long-term goals, it is important to understand plant biology at the lunar (0.17 g) and Martian levels of gravity (0.38 g), as plants are likely to be part of bioregenerative life-support systems on these missions. First, the methods to obtain microgravity and reduced gravity such as drop towers, parabolic flights, sounding rockets and orbiting spacecraft are reviewed. Studies on gravitaxis and gravitropism in algae have suggested that the threshold level of gravity sensing is around 0.3 g or less. Recent experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) showed attenuation of phototropism in higher plants occurs at levels ranging from 0.l g to 0.3 g. Taken together, these studies suggest that the reduced gravity level on Mars of 0.38 g may be enough so that the gravity level per se would not be a major problem for plant development. Studies that have directly considered the impact of reduced gravity and microgravity on bioregenerative life-support systems have identified important biophysical changes in the reduced gravity environments that impact the design of these systems. The author suggests that the current ISS laboratory facilities with on-board centrifuges should be used as a test bed in which to explore the effects of reduced gravity on plant biology, including those factors that are directly related to developing life-support systems necessary for Moon and Mars exploration.

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Plant biology in reduced gravity on the Moon and Mars

Kiss

2013

Plant Biol J

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“…Behaviour of Daphnia was observed weekly by the astronauts (for the duration of a month) in small closed cell culture flasks fed with phytoplankton (Chlorella sp.) through a syringe connected to the flask, fitting into the dimensions of the ISS NanoRacks Platform, where light and temperature can be controlled (see [101]). The short trial illustrated the challenges of designing and conducting strongly size-and time-constrained experiments with zooplankton in the ISS and showed the limitations of what can be deduced from short observations during allocated crew time, indicating the importance of (and the need for) aimed ground-based work to improve space experiments on microgravity in zooplankton and expected outcomes.…”

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Approaches to Assess the Suitability of Zooplankton for Bioregenerative Life Support Systems

Knie¹,

Ribeiro²,

Fischer³

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Into Space - A Journey of How Humans Adapt and Live in Microgravity

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Future manned space exploration will send humans farther away from Earth than ever before (e.g., to Mars), leading to extended mission durations and thus to a higher demand for essentials such as food, water and oxygen. As resupplying these items from Earth is nearly impossible, aquatic bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS) appear to be a promising solution. Due to its central role in aquatic ecosystems, zooplankton could act as a key player in aquatic BLSS, linking oxygen liberating, autotrophic producers and higher trophic levels. However, prior to the utilization of BLSS in space, organisms proposed to inhabit these systems have to be studied thoroughly to evaluate any space-borne adverse traits, which may impede a proper function of the system. To investigate the impact of microgravity (μg), in particular, several platforms are available, providing μg periods ranging from seconds (Bremen drop tower and parabolic flights), to minutes (sounding rockets), up to even days and months (space flights and the International Space Station (ISS)). Furthermore, ground-based facilities, such as clinostats, enable the of candidate organisms to variable periods of simulated/functional μg. In this book chapter, research on zooplankton utilizing these methods is summarized.

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“…The Trailblazer CubeSat, built by COSMIAC and manifested on ELaNa IV, has a SPA-centered C&DH. In addition, the SSL has worked to extend the CubeLab Bus adaptor for the NanoRacks platform aboard the ISS [13]. This technology provides a SPA-I bus and experiment scripting capabilities for microgravity testing of SPA-I devices on orbit [14].…”

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Development of a modular command and data handling architecture for the KySat-2 CubeSat

Mitchell

Rexroat

Rawashdeh

et al. 2014

2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference

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KySat-2 is a IV CubeSat launched on the NASA ELaNa IV mission on November 19, 2013. The Command & Data Handling (C&DH) architecture for KySat-2 leverages aspects of the Space Plug-and Play Avionics (SPA) standard developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and adapts it to the constraints of the CubeSat form factor. The design eases interfacing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and legacy components in the satellite and also enhances software reusability, with motivation to decrease time-to-orbit and reduce system cost and complexity, while increasing reliability. The KySat-2 CubeSat C&DH architecture utilizes a central processor that carries out mission-specific functionality, command interpretation, and scheduling. Interface processors are dedicated to, and all processors communicate on a shared I2C bus. This distributed processing architecture provides a level of abstraction between the mission-specific functionality and the more general purpose features of satellite subsystems, enabling increased reuse of non-mission specific hardware and software. This paper describes the distributed architecture of the KySat-2 C&DH, as well as the advantages and challenges of the distributed approach.

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The CubeLab Standard for improved access to the International Space Station

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Plant biology in reduced gravity on the Moon and Mars

Plant biology in reduced gravity on the Moon and Mars

Approaches to Assess the Suitability of Zooplankton for Bioregenerative Life Support Systems

Development of a modular command and data handling architecture for the KySat-2 CubeSat

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