Life-support technology · Environmental Control & Life Support
Water Recovery
On the ISS, most of the crew's water is recycled — reclaimed from humidity, hygiene water, and urine and purified back to drinking quality. Closing the water loop is essential to missions too far to resupply.
Highlights
- ›Recycles the great majority of the crew's water
Studied aboard & related
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupEnvironmental Control & Life Support
- Part ofEnvironmental Control and Life Support System
- Associated withInternational Space Station
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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