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Encyclopedia > Elektron (ISS)

Elektron is a Russian oxygen generator used on board the International Space Station (ISS). The Elektron uses electrolysis to produce oxygen. This process splits water molecules reclaimed from other uses on board the station into oxygen and hydrogen via electrolysis. The oxygen is vented into the cabin and the hydrogen is vented overboard. The three Elektron oxygen generators on board the International Space Station have been plagued with problems, at times forcing the crew to use backup sources of bottled oxygen and Solid Fuel Oxygen Generation (SFOG) canisters. Each canister can supply the oxygen needs of one crewmember for one day. Currently, the Elektron generators are the only source of renewable oxygen on board the station, but NASA hopes to add an American built module sometime around 2008. ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of April 26, 2005 Perigee: 349. ... In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a method of separating bonded elements and compounds by passing an electric current through them. ...


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✓ 1895 - Weltraummedizin.de - Weltraummedizin (3066 words)
Johnstone Stoney führt die Bezeichnung "Elektron" für Kanalstrahlen ein (in Philosophical Magazine 40(1895), 372).
Die gemeinsamen Bemühungen mündeten schließlich in der Planung und dem Bau der Internationalen Weltraumstation (ISS).
Nach dem Absturz der Raumfähre Columbia und einer Strategieänderung bei der NASA ist die Zukunft der ISS nach 2010 aber nicht mehr gesichert, da man in den USA ab diesem Zeitpunkt mit dem Space Shuttle die ISS nicht mehr bedienen will.
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