Resupply of High Pressure Oxygen and Nitrogen Tanks for Extra-Atmospheric Station and Bases

2007-01-3179

07/09/2007

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
The Shuttle retirement in 2010 will force the ISS program to reconsider how to supply the Station with nitrogen and oxygen for six to ten more years beyond 2010. The major options for post-Shuttle retirement resupply are resupply via transfer vehicle, the use of small Intervehicular Activity (IVA) high pressure tanks, “stockpile” enough gas to support International Space Station (ISS) through end of life, or generate the necessary gases onboard the Station. The method chosen to sustain the ISS will serve as a building block for producing new minimally dependent environmental control and life support systems for future manned missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3179
Pages
15
Citation
Cook, A., Leonard, D., and O'Donnell, P., "Resupply of High Pressure Oxygen and Nitrogen Tanks for Extra-Atmospheric Station and Bases," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-3179, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3179.
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Published
Jul 9, 2007
Product Code
2007-01-3179
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English