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...
04 May 2017
GLEX 2017 Technical Programme
... Entering into Space and New Energy and Propulsion Technology Key Technology of Space Exploration Challenges of Life Support - Medical Support for Manned Space Exploration Values and New Models for Space Exploration Law Issues and Public...
06 September 2017
Biomedical engineering can lead to a career with NASA
... with the job of coming up with more advanced life-support machines to help astronauts to breathe for longer in space...recovery, trace contaminant control, and atmosphere revitalization. Exploration life research is another key area, and along with the...