Life Support Workgroup

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The Life Support Workgroup (LSW) is a workgroup in CSTART's CLLARE project, which aims to land a single human on the moon and return them safely to Earth.

[edit] Purpose

The purpose of the Life Support Workgroup (LSW) is to design those systems which are necessary to keep the astronaut alive and healthy during the mission, both in the command module and during EVA.

[edit] Major tasks

Atmosphere control (CO2 scrubbing)
Temperature control
Water and food supplies
Waste management
Space suit design / choice

[edit] Open tasks

Develop detailed description of atmosphere control system:
- Oxygen injection
- CO2 extraction
- Humidity control
Design temperature control system
Design food and water provision solution
Design waste storage system