Life-support technology · Environmental Control & Life Support
Oxygen Generation
Systems that produce breathable oxygen in a closed cabin, typically by splitting recovered water into oxygen and hydrogen through electrolysis, so a crew is not wholly dependent on tanks brought from Earth.
Highlights
- ›Electrolyses recovered water into breathable oxygen
Studied aboard & related
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupEnvironmental Control & Life Support
- Part ofEnvironmental Control and Life Support System
- Associated withInternational Space Station
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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