Bioastronautics and Life Support Systems Team

About Us

Michigan's Bioastronautics and Life Support System (BLiSS) team is a student-run research team designing, building, and testing deep-space habitat prototype technology. The team conducts research in the Space Research Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan. Founded in 2015 by Dan Abramov, the BLiSS team is comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines at the university.

Jeremie Mede-Moussa

SMAT Project 

Co-Lead

Owen Faulkner

SMAT Project 

Co-Lead

Luke McFarling

CARGO Project 

Co-Lead

Kieana Fana

CARGO Project 

Co-Lead

Zoe Cheimets

ICON Project 

Co-Lead

Tyler Hudson

ICON Project 

Co-Lead

Ariana Bueno

BLiSS Council 

External Lead

Daniela Rabassa

BLiSS Council 

External Lead

Nathan Smith

BLiSS Council

Treasurer

Sanjana Kerkar

BLiSS Council

Lab Manager

Jacob Blumenstein

BLiSS Council 

Operations Lead

Adam Jones

BLiSS Council

Internal Lead

Our 2021-2022 Project Overview