Water Recycling System In Space

The eclss water recycling system which was developed at nasa s marshall space flight center in huntsville ala.

Water recycling system in space.

Reclaims wastewater from various sources including urine hand washing and. In orbit where earth s natural life support system is missing the international space station has to provide abundant power clean water and breathable air at the right temperature and humidity for the. The oxygen generating system consumes water. First astronaut wastewater is captured such as urine sweat or even the moisture from their breath.

Air that s lost in the air locks takes humidity with it. A new lighter energy efficient japanese water recycling technology is being tested on the international space station. 2013 04 26 water is precious on the international space station. The water recycling systems produce a small amount of unusable brine.

And the co2 removal systems leach some water out of the air to name a few. Mission criticality in space. Water is lost by the space station in several ways. During the last space shuttle flight astronauts will test a new method for recycling used water.

International space station commander chris hadfield lifts the lid on the water recovery system the first liquid recycling system to be flown in space that cleans almost all the water. There is an entire closed loop system onboard the iss dedicated to water. Csa astronaut chris hadfield demonstrates how the water recovery system preserves this res. The international space state iss is a great example of a closed loop system where water recycling is not a luxury or optional but essential to keep astronauts onboard alive.