Bios-3: Siberian experiments in bioregenerative life support

F B Salisbury; J I Gitelson; G M Lisovsky

Bios-3: Siberian experiments in bioregenerative life support

Bioscience. 1997 Oct;47(9):575-85.

Authors

F B Salisbury¹, J I Gitelson, G M Lisovsky

Collaborator

F B Salisbury²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology, Utah State University, Logan 84322-4820, USA.
² UT St U, Logan

PMID: 11540303

Abstract

NASA: The Russian experience with the bioregenerative life support system Bios-3 at Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, is reviewed. A brief review of other bioregenerative systems examines Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona, and the Bios-1 and Bios-2 systems that preceded Bios-3. Physical details of the Bios-3 facility are provided. The use of Chlorella and higher plants for gas exchange is examined. Long-term studies of human habitation are discussed. Other topics include microflora in Bios-3, the theory of closed systems, and problems for the future.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Agriculture / methods
Agriculture / trends
Chlorella
Crops, Agricultural / growth & development*
Crops, Agricultural / metabolism
Ecological Systems, Closed*
Energy Metabolism
Environment, Controlled*
Environmental Microbiology
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Facility Design and Construction
Humans
Life Support Systems*
Photons*
Siberia
Space Flight / trends*
Space Simulation