NASA’s Ralph Steckler Space Grant Prototype BLSS

Lunar Greenhouse

NASA Photo

Phil Sadler

Sadler Machine Co. Tempe, AZ

f Dr. Gene Giacomelli Dr. Murat Kacira Dr. Roberto Furfaro

THE UNIVERSITY OF

ARIZONA Controlled Environment

Agriculture Center

THE UNIVERSITY OF

ARIZONA Systems and Industrial

Engineering

et.al.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Lunar Planetary Lab

Dr. Tim Swindle and Susan Brew

Lunar Habitat

Greenhouse

Greenhouse

Rover

Stores/Shops

Docking

Berthing

Galley Module

Entrance/Air Lock

Solar Collectors (SCPS)

Post Harvest/Waste Recycling/LavatoryHub Module

Overhead view Lunar Habitat

Copyright Phil Sadler 05/15/07

The Lunar Greenhouse is made to be buried with lunar regolith and natural light piped in via fiber-optic cables

1 meter

GCR

3 meters

NASA's RXF1Nosecone Panel

SEP

Ultimately we want 4 Lunar Greenhouses and 1 Post Harvest Module in the closed system

4 Units of Lunar Greenhouse

Copyright Phil Sadler 02/05/07

The Solar Concentrating Power System will supply PAR to the Lunar Greenhouse while using the remainder of the spectrum to generate electrical energy and heat

Fiber-optic Greenhouse Lighting

Concentrators

TrackingSolar

The Fresnel lens based solar concentrator device captures natural light by focusing it on one end of a fiber optic wave guide and emitting the light at the opposite end.

Water Recycling Pathway

Copyright Phil Sadler 10/25/06

Service & Hygiene Water

Potable Water

Nutrient Makeup

CondenserGreenhouse

GreenhouseAtmosphere

Grey Water for

GreenhouseCondensate

Condenser

Filter

Resupply fromEarth

Water ?

Composter

ComposterAtmosphere

Crew Waste Water

In SituPossible

Side views of the Bio-Recycle Module showing the layout of shower, toilet, composter, water storage bladders, and sink

Left Hand Side

ToGreenhouse

CondensateBladder

DWE Composter

Right Hand Side

GreenhouseTo

BladderWastewater

DWE Composter

To Hub

Post HarvestWork Area

Vanity

Sink

To Hub

End view showing the module collapsed and how the composter stow between the folding links

Makeup Water Bladder

Outer ShellMembrane

Crew Waste WaterStorage Bladder

Hydroponic Nutrient

Floor Link

Side LinkFolding

UpperLink

DWE Composter

* Summit Camp

Greenhouse

Hub Module

Berthing

PostHarvestModule/Lavatory/Composter

Galley

Thank You to: Ralph Steckler and NASA’s Ralph Steckler Space Grant Group for their generous support

NASA Photo