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ECLSS E nvironmental C ontrol & L ife- S upport S ystems. art credit: NASA ISS image: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-StationAir.asp. ECLSS REVIEW. Graphic: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-StationAir.asp. ECLSS: Water Orbiter. Supply and Waste Water – Panel ML31C
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ECLSS Environmental Control & Life-Support Systems art credit: NASA ISS image: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-StationAir.asp
Graphic: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-StationAir.asp
ECLSS: WaterOrbiter Supply and Waste Water – Panel ML31C • Fuel Cells • produce water as a by-product of electricity • must be periodically purged to provide peak performance • 5 tanks: 75 gallons total A – drinking water B,C,D – cooling system E – waste water
ECLSS: WaterStation Supply and Waste Water • Finite supply brought via unmanned resupply vehicles:Progress (Russia), ATV (ESA), HTV “Kounotori” (JAXA) • May 2009: Expedition 19—total recycling via Boeing’s Water Recovery and Management Subsystem
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