February 2016
A Moon of Their Own
... Electroencephalogram being performed on crew commander Elena Luchitskaya Luna-2015 began with a preparatory stage during which life support systems of the ground-based simulation complex were tested, followed by two sets of centrifuge rides and the...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
...might include propellants or power system fuels in addition to life support oxygen and water. The Trash to Gas team at NASA..., specifically reactor and catalysis processes. She has supported microgravity demonstrations on platforms such as NASA’s Drop...
10 February 2016
Igor Ashurbeyli Awarded UNESCO Medal
... the International Commission responsible for developing the Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies theme for the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). Since then, 24 Medals have been awarded to prominent scientists, institutions and public figures...
10 June 2020
New map boosts chances of finding water on the Moon
... a sustained human presence on the lunar surface by growing crops, providing drinkable fluids, generating oxygen for life support, etc. water ice can be processed into liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen propellant and used as rocket fuel. ...
22 July 2021
Factory of the future for Orion capsules
... module and crew module adapter wire harness Assembly and testing of propulsion, environmental control, and life support systems Production of electrical ground support equipment. While Orion will be NASA’s first crewed vehicle bound for deep space...
24 August 2022
Moon mission's human-rated European Service Module is giant leap for ESA
... described ESA’s role in delivering the European Service Module (ESM) - which will provide vital propulsion and life supports systems - as “modest” compared to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew vehicle. “Nevertheless, this...
