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...
23 December 2019
Starliner lands successfully despite problems during inaugural flight
... alignments using its navigation system Tested Starliner’s NASA Docking System Validated all environment control and life support systems Completed a positive command uplink between the International Space Station and Starliner “Today’s successful...
June 2015
The real Interstellar: space travel theories from Tsiolkovsky to wormholes
..., are essential to making a viable interstellar craft. The study of thermonuclear synthesis fits here, as do studies of closed life support systems and the search for and study of exoplanets. Entire fields of knowledge have grown out of the ...
