During the summer of 2020, NASA returned to launching astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil. By 2024, NASA's mission is to return to the Moon, and by 2028 create a sustainable presence. Long duration missions come with obstacles, especially when trying to create a sustainable environment in a location where “living off the land” is impossible. Some resources on the Moon can be recovered or resupplied; however, many resources such as those needed for sustaining life must be recycled or grown to support humans. To achieve sustainability, food and water must be grown and recycled using elements found within the habitat. NASA's current work focuses on food resupply and growing plants as supplemental nutrient content. This paper examines the possibility for using aquaculture systems to purify water while growing nutrient-rich species as food sources, which aquatic food sources would be ideal for a habitat environment, and which species might provide an ideal test case for future studies aboard ISS. The aquatic species should be rapidly grown with high protein content and low launch mass requirements. Although there are numerous challenges and unknown technology gaps for maintaining aquaculture systems in reduced gravity environments, the benefit of employing such systems would be of great advantage towards creating a sustainable presence beyond Earth's orbit for sustainable aquaculture.

2020 年夏天，美国宇航局重新将宇航员从美国本土发射到国际空间站 (ISS)。到 2024 年，NASA 的任务是重返月球，并在 2028 年之前建立一个可持续的存在。长时间的任务会带来障碍，尤其是当试图在一个不可能“靠陆地生活”的地方创造一个可持续的环境时。月球上的一些资源是可以回收或补给的；然而，许多资源，例如维持生命所需的资源，必须回收或种植以供养人类。为了实现可持续性，必须使用栖息地内的元素种植和回收食物和水。美国宇航局目前的工作重点是食物再供应和种植植物作为补充营养成分。本文探讨了使用水产养殖系统净化水的可能性，同时种植营养丰富的物种作为食物来源，哪些水生食物来源是栖息地环境的理想选择，哪些物种可能为未来国际空间站的研究提供理想的测试案例。水生物种应快速生长，蛋白质含量高，发射质量要求低。尽管在重力降低的环境中维持水产养殖系统存在许多挑战和未知的技术差距，但采用此类系统的好处对于在地球轨道之外为可持续水产养殖创造可持续存在具有巨大优势。哪些物种可能为未来在国际空间站上的研究提供理想的测试案例。水生物种应快速生长，蛋白质含量高，发射质量要求低。尽管在重力降低的环境中维持水产养殖系统存在许多挑战和未知的技术差距，但采用此类系统的好处对于在地球轨道之外为可持续水产养殖创造可持续存在具有巨大优势。哪些物种可能为未来在国际空间站上的研究提供理想的测试案例。水生物种应快速生长，蛋白质含量高，发射质量要求低。尽管在重力降低的环境中维持水产养殖系统存在许多挑战和未知的技术差距，但采用此类系统的好处对于在地球轨道之外为可持续水产养殖创造可持续存在具有巨大优势。