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...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
... with crew aboard the Orion spacecraft, the mission will test critical environmental control and life support systems required to support astronauts. NASA's testing to qualify components to keep the crew safe and ensure mission success has...
