International Space Station (ISS) Water Transfer Hardware Logistics

2006-01-2093

07/17/2006

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
Water transferred from the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station (ISS) is generated as a by-product from the Shuttle fuel cells, and is generally preferred over the Progress which has to launch water from the ground. However, launch mass and volume are still required for the transfer and storage hardware. Some of these up-mass requirements have been reduced since ISS assembly began due to changes in the storage hardware (CWC). This paper analyzes the launch mass and volume required to transfer water from the Shuttle and analyzes the up-mass savings due to modifications in the CWC. Suggestions for improving the launch mass and volume are also provided.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2093
Pages
10
Citation
Shkedi, B., "International Space Station (ISS) Water Transfer Hardware Logistics," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-2093, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2093.
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Published
Jul 17, 2006
Product Code
2006-01-2093
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English