One of the major requirements associated with operating the International Space Station is the transportation -- space shuttle and Russian Progress spacecraft launches - necessary to re-supply station crews with food and water. The Vapor Compression Distillation (VCD) Flight Experiment, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is a full-scale demonstration of technology being developed to recycle crewmember urine and wastewater aboard the International Space Station and thereby reduce the amount of water that must be re-supplied. Based on results of the VCD Flight Experiment, an operational urine processor will be installed in Node 3 of the space station in 2005.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Vapor Compression Distillation Flight Experiment


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2002-12-16


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







    Results of the Vapor Compression Distillation Flight Experiment (VCD-FE)

    Hutchens, C. F. / Graves, R. / Society of Automotive Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004


    Results of the Vapor Compression Distillation Flight Experiment (VCD-FE)

    Hutchens, Cindy F. / Graves, Rex | SAE Technical Papers | 2004