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Oxygen - 100% O2 cabin pressure 5 psi. O2 storage as compressed gas.
Carbon Dioxide Control - LiOH
Trace Contaminant Control - Activated Carbon
Temperature and Humidity Control - Condensing Heat Exchanger (CHX)
Water - Supply stored in bladder tank. Disinfection by residual chlorine. Waste water vented overboard.
GEMINI PROGRAM:
Oxygen - 100% O2 cabin pressure 5 psi. Supercritical Cryogenic O2 storage.
Carbon Dioxide Control - LiOH
Trace Contaminant Control - Activated Carbon
Temperature and Humidity Control - CHX
Water - Supply stored in bladder tank. Disinfection by addition of hypochlorite. Waste water vented overboard.
APOLLO COMMAND MODULE:
Oxygen - 100% O2 cabin pressure 5 psi. Supercritical Cryogenic O2 storage.
Carbon Dioxide Control - LiOH
Trace Contaminant Control - Activated Carbon
Temperature and Humidity Control - CHX
Water - Produced by fuel cells. Waste water stored or sent to evaporators (cooling), excess vented.
APOLLO LUNAR MODULE:
Oxygen - 100% O2 cabin pressure 5 psi. O2 storage as compressed gas and supercritical cryogenic fluid.
Carbon Dioxide Control - LiOH
Trace Contaminant Control - Activated Carbon
Temperature and Humidity Control - Water circulation through pressure suit.
Water - Pre-filled pressurized bladder supply tanks. Disinfection from iodine residual. Waste water stored.
SKYLAB:
Oxygen - 72% O2 / 28% N2 with cabin pressure at 5 psi. N2 and O2 storage as compressed gases.
Carbon Dioxide Control - Vacuum regenerable Molecular Sieve 5A/Molecular Sieve 13X beds.
Trace Contaminant Control - Activated Carbon
Temperature and Humidity Control - CHX
Water - Pre-filled pressurized supply tanks. Iodine added as disinfectant on orbit. Waste water stored, with excess vented.
SHUTTLE ORBITER:
Oxygen - 21.7% O2 / 78.3% N2 with cabin pressure at 14.7 psi. N2 and O2 storage as compressed gases. O2 also stored as supercritical cryogenic fluid.
Carbon Dioxide Control - LiOH, Regenerable Solid Amines in EDO configuration.
Trace Contaminant Control - Activated Carbon. Carbon monoxide oxidized to CO2 using Ambient Temperature Catalytic Oxidizer (ATCO)
Temperature and Humidity Control - CHX
Water - Produced by fuel cells. Disinfection via flow-through Microbial Check Valve (MCV). Waste water stored, with excess vented overboard.
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