Life-support technology · Bioregenerative Life Support
Closed-Loop Life Support
The goal of a fully regenerative life-support system, in which plants and microbes recycle essentially all of the air, water, and waste — the closed ecosystem that a self-sufficient Mars base would require. Ground experiments such as BIOS-3 and MELiSSA have pursued it.
Highlights
- ›The self-sufficient ecosystem a Mars base would need
Studied aboard & related
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupBioregenerative Life Support
- Part ofEnvironmental Control and Life Support System
- Associated withInternational Space Station
- Associated withThe Deep-Space Transit Habitat
- Associated withLong-Duration Life Support
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.