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Life Support Systems of the International Space Station

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The International Space Station is a collection of different pressurized modules and structural components provided by all the world major space agencies. The station is split in a Russian and a US segment, and each provides its own environmental control system aimed at creating and maintaining a safe comfortable living environment for the astronauts. The station relies on a stream of supplies sent from Earth to replenish consumables such as oxygen and water. However, within the US segment, a regenerative environmental control system has been installed, thanks to which wastewater and carbon dioxide are reclaimed to produce potable water and oxygen. This has resulted in a 65% of savings in resupplies reducing the overall cost of maintenance of the outpost.

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  1. UK Civil Aviation Industry, Hemel Hempstead, UK

    Davide Sivolella

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  1. Manned Spaceflight Consultant, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    Erik Seedhouse

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Sivolella, D. (2016). Life Support Systems of the International Space Station. In: Seedhouse, E. (eds) Handbook of Life Support Systems for Spacecraft and Extraterrestrial Habitats. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09575-2_43-1

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