Recycling system ... special atmosphere for astronauts

The European Space Agency (ESA) is developing a specially recyclable air system on the International Space Station ISS that helps astronauts have plenty of oxygen to breathe and promises to significantly reduce the amount of water needed. Bring up to separate into oxygen.

This system is an extremely important step towards the support system that maintains the life of the crew in future long-term missions, without the aid of the Earth like the moon, why Fire or more distant planets.

The recycling system . of ESA will help astronauts perform more long-term missions.
The special air recycling system developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) was actually taken to the international space station in late September on Japan's HTV-7 cargo space ship. Copy.

According to scientists, this system could help reduce the amount of water needed for conventional oxygen production systems by about 400 liters. The system weighing about 750kg placed in a frame 2 meters x 1cm x 90cm is capable of recycling 50% of carbon dioxide (CO2) that astronauts breathe out into oxygen.

This system can help reduce the amount of water needed for conventional oxygen production systems by about 400 liters.

Daniele Laurini, head of the research team from ESA, said it would remove carbon dioxide from the cabin air by extracting oxygen with simple but effective chemical reactions.

In the past, in order to get enough oxygen for astronauts, some amount of water would be brought up from the Earth. However, with the new technology of ESA will greatly reduce.

It is expected that in November, this air recycling system will be fully installed and will provide half of the oxygen needed for three astronauts. Normally, a fully staffed space station is behind astronauts and there are nine people who can live there.

According to ESA, the agency is planning to test an air recycling system within a year or two. Not long ago, the ISS station also used a system to recycle urine into potable water.

For a future mission to Mars, it may take years to complete, a closed recycling system like ESA's will be extremely necessary when resupply will not be possible. , and carrying resources that can last for the entire task would be too costly.

ESA is currently developing another closed loop system called Melissa that will help recycle all the resources astronauts need to survive on Mars such as food, water and oxygen. The system also uses bacteria, algae and higher plants to create drinking water and oxygen to breathe and helps create a growing environment for astronauts to get enough food.