Air purification

1996-05-29T00:00:00

The air-purification system for the Alpha International Space Station has passed a 30-day evaluation test at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama. In a simulation creating conditions during manning by four crew, engineers injected carbon dioxide and water and removed oxygen for a 175m3 (6,200ft3) test module.

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