The ABS (autonomous biological system):spaceflight results from a bioregenerative closed life support system

摘要

Materially-closed aquatic life support systems containing vascular plants,invertebrate animals,algae and microbes were tested in three space flight experiments with ground controls.Termed Autonomous Biological Systems (ABS),the 0.9 liter systems were compltely isolated from spacecraft life support systems and cabin atmosphere contaminants,and needed minimal intervention from astronauts.The first experiment,aboard the Space Shuttle in 1996 for 10 days,was the first tiem that aquatic angiosperms were successfully grown in space.