Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space was written in response to a request from NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA) to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program. This report reviews the four major areas of the program: advanced life support (ALS), environmental monitoring and control (EMC), extravehicular activities (EVA), and space human factors (SHF). The focus of this program is on long-term technology development applicable to future human long-duration space missions, such as for a hypothetical new mission to the Moon or Mars.

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FRONT MATTER
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
2 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL
4 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY SYSTEMS
5 SPACE HUMAN FACTORS
6 GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDICES
A STATEMENT OF TASK
B MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONSOLIDATING HUMAN SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE OFFICE OF LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS
C SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEETINGS
D LETTER REQUESTING COMMENTS FROM INDUSTRY
E ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
F BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS