07. How will we get our oxygen? How will it be supplied in space? (A K2S Question)

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(RR) The Space Shuttle carries the required oxygen in canisters and this is fed into the Shuttle cabin. The Space Station carries water which has electricity passed through it to separate it into oxygen and hydrogen. On the Space Station we carry up water and use a system called the elektron generator, a Russian-built system that uses electrical power to split water molecules into breathable oxygen and waste hydrogen. There are also reserves of pure oxygen stored on the Space Station in case it's needed.

Answer provided by Lonnie Moffitt & Russell Romanella


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