The Second EuroMoonMars IMA at HI-SEA Field Campaign: An Overview of The EMMIHS-II Analog Mission to the Moon

Musilova, Michaela; Nunes, Ana M. B.; Kerber, Sabrina; Pouwels, Charlotte; Wanske, Ariane; D'Angelo, Joseph; Foing, B. H.; Rogers, H Kevin

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“…Still, it does not deny that the ketogenic diet has great potential for use in space food, which should be further evaluated for its implementation possibilities in astronaut food. Although available information on relevant study is limited, the ketogenic diet is already being tested as part of NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project [182], [183].…”

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Sustaining a Mars Colony through Integration of Single-Cell Oil in Biological Life Support Systems

Spalviņš

Kusnere

Raita

2023

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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As humanity sets its sights on establishing a sustainable and prosperous colony on Mars, the main challenges to be overcome are ensuring a reliable and nutritious food supply for settlers, feedstock for 3D printing, fuel and pharmaceuticals. While various solutions for production of essential products on Mars have been proposed, there is growing interest in the use of microorganisms as the main production units. This scientific review article proposes a novel concept of using single cell oil (SCO) as a versatile feedstock for various applications in a bioregenerative life support system (BLSS) for space missions. The authors suggest using outputs from autotrophic systems, such as cyanobacteria biomass and oxygen, to cultivate SCO-producing microorganisms from the class Labyrinthulomycetes. The produced SCO can be used for food, fuel, 3D printing materials, and pharmaceuticals. This approach can potentially reduce the importance of carbohydrates in space foods, offering various benefits, including a reduction in food weight, simpler, lightweight, more compact bioreactors, launch cost reduction, potentially improved mental and cognitive performance, and reduced fatigue for the crew. The authors also suggest using SCO as the feedstock for the production of 3D printable filaments and resins and as a supplementary fuel source for space colonies. While the concept is hypothetical, the theoretical foundation is solid, and this approach could potentially become an important element required for the establishment of a successful Mars colony.

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Sustaining a Mars Colony through Integration of Single-Cell Oil in Biological Life Support Systems

Spalviņš

Kusnere

Raita

2023

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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“…Currently, ILEWG is collaborating with the International Moonbase Alliance (IMA) [81] and the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) on a series of EuroMoonMars, IMA and HI-SEAS (EMMIHS) campaigns, at the HI-SEAS analogue facilities in Hawaii at 2500 m in elevation. As of 2018, IMA, an organization dedicated to building sustainable settlements on the Moon, has been organizing regular analogue missions.…”

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“…Moreover, much of the developments that need to be done today in order to arrive at a functional habitat prototype in the not-too-distant future, overlaps with the likely needs of an astronomy facility, be it a telescope, interferometer or radio array. Some subsystems could possibly be developed and verified together, as was tested during EuroMoonMars campaigns at MDRS Utah with Elon Musk Observatory [79], ESTEC, Eifel and Lunares Poland Moonbase [77,78] IMA HISEAs Hawaii Moonbase [81,123] or during DLR telerobotic campaigns at Etna (ROBEX 2017, ARCHES 2021, [95,124]), and with the MaMBA project [107].…”

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Human habitats: prospects for infrastructure supporting astronomy from the Moon

Heinicke

Foing

2020

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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There is strong interest in lunar exploration from governmental space agencies, private companies and the public. NASA is about to send humans to the lunar surface again within the next few years, and ESA has proposed the concept of the Moon Village, with the goal of a sustainable human presence and activity on the lunar surface. Although construction of the infrastructure for this permanent human settlement is envisaged for the end of this decade by many, there is no definite mission plan yet. While this may be unsatisfactory for the impatient, this fact actually carries great potential: this is the optimal time to develop a forward-looking science input and influence mission planning. Based on data from recent missions (SMART-1, Kaguya, Chang’E, Chandrayaan-1 and LRO) as well as simulation campaigns (e.g. ILEWG EuroMoonMars), we provide initial input on how astronomy could be incorporated into a future Moon Village, and how the presence of humans (and robots) on the Moon could help deploy and maintain astronomical hardware. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Astronomy from the Moon: the next decades’.

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The Second EuroMoonMars IMA at HI-SEA Field Campaign: An Overview of The EMMIHS-II Analog Mission to the Moon

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Human habitats: prospects for infrastructure supporting astronomy from the Moon

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