Status of ISS Water Management and Recovery

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2023-07-16

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2023 International Conference on Environmental Systems

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Water management on ISS is responsible for the provision of water to the crew for drinking water, food preparation, and hygiene, to the Oxygen Generation System (OGS) for oxygen production via electrolysis, Waste & Hygiene Compartment (WHC) and Toilet for flush water, and for experiments on ISS. This paper summarizes water management activities on the ISS US Segment as of March 2023 and provides a status of the performance and issues related to the operation of the Water Processor Assembly (WPA) and Urine Processor Assembly (UPA), and the Brine Processor Assembly (BPA).

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Jill Williamson, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA
Jonathan P. Wilson, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA
Kristina Robinson, The Boeing Company, USA
Hieu Luong, The Boeing Company, USA
ICES404: International Space Station ECLS: Systems
The 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Calgary, Canada, on 16 July 2023 through 20 July 2023.

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