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Life-support technology · Environmental Control & Life Support

Atmosphere Monitoring

Sensors continuously track the cabin's oxygen, carbon dioxide, pressure, and trace contaminants, so that the life-support system can respond and the crew is warned of any hazardous change in their air.

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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