Spacesuits, electricity, and biotechnology

Spacesuits, electricity, and biotechnology

This might be the technology of the future spacecraft. If we are thinking about the life-support systems of the spacecraft and space suits, we must realize that by using biotechnology, we can create remove carbon dioxide from the air, and at the same time give the nutrient to astronauts. In the case, where the core of the spacecraft has been damaged, the crew could live a very long time in the spacesuits, if they will get nutrient and liquid in that case.

The liquid can be recycled by the system what will clean waste from the blood. But the production of the nutrient for astronauts would be the problem. And that kind of problems must be solved if we would start to send space shuttles behind the moon. The thing is that the core of the spacecraft can be damaged, but also damaged spacecraft can bring astronauts back to Earth if those persons would have the ability to operate the systems of that spacecraft.

Also, there is a possibility that some astronauts would slip to space during the spacecraft. That means that the rescue craft must send after them, and that craft must also go to those persons, what might take a couple of days if that craft must send from Earth. So the spacesuit must get electricity for every system, what it has. In the space near planet Earth, the spacesuit can get electricity from the solar panels, which can be opened from the back of the suit.

But farther in the solar system would the suit need RTG for creating electricity for a long period. The fuel cells are effective, but they have problems with the use period. They need fuel, so in emergencies, they are not suitable for a power source. And in that case, the RTG (Radioisotope Thermal Electricity) or plutonium battery would be a suitable energy source, because it can deliver electricity for the suit even for years.

Biosuite, what would clean air and feed body

A new type of materials and biotechnology allows creating the life support system, which fits in the small space. That kind of system would be effective to use in the spacesuit or the sleeping chambers if the craft uses a sleeping crew.

In the last case, the crew has been put to sleep while the long period space trip, because of the hibernation would save nutrients, but it's a good way to avoid social problems. The hibernation can also make inside the spacesuits, which are equipped with the remote-controlled HULC-exoskeleton. That allows the central computer of the craft to communicate with the spacesuits and move the crew inside the spacecraft.

The new type of protective suit, what is made by using the hollow fibers, which are filled with living cells. Those cells would live in nutrition, and they can be vegetarian cells, what creates sugars and nutrient for the user. That kind of system can transfer nutrients straight to the user's blood, which means that the user must not eat by using the mouth or stomach.

If we are thinking about this kind of suit, it can also freash air in the spacesuit by using photosynthesis in that thing. And it can also feed the astronaut's body. In this case, there would be synthetic solar light, which is created by using LED:s.

That thing would increase the operating time of astronauts, and this kind of biotechnology would allow the astronaut to increase the ability to operate in the spacesuit. That kind of system would be an effective and good thing for astronauts because it would give them nutrients and also separate oxygen from carbon dioxide.