scholarly journals Microorganisms in Confined Habitats: Microbial Monitoring and Control of Intensive Care Units, Operating Rooms, Cleanrooms and the International Space Station

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Mora ◽  
Alexander Mahnert ◽  
Kaisa Koskinen ◽  
Manuela R. Pausan ◽  
Lisa Oberauner-Wappis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
International Space Station ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Operating Rooms ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
International Space ◽  
Microbial Monitoring ◽  
And Control

Integration of controllable scientific equipment into the Russian Segment of the International Space Station

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
Diana M. AYUKAEVA ◽  
Fedor A. VORONIN ◽  
Mikhail A. POLUARSHINOV ◽  
Mikhail A. KHARCHIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
International Space Station ◽  
Electromagnetic Compatibility ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Space Experiment ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
International Space ◽  
Scientific Equipment ◽  
Cargo Transportation ◽  
And Control

The paper discusses the process of integrating scientific equipment into the Russian Segment of the International Space Station (ISS RS) to conduct space experiment using the ISS IS information and control system. The paper addresses the stages in ground processing of scientific equipment that are critical for its successful operation after delivery to the ISS RS: tests on the hardware (vibration and hydraulic tests, electromagnetic compatibility tests, incoming inspection), development of the software for the equipment using ground debugging facility and conducting integrated tests in the checkout facility. It points out the need to update the existing stages of ground preparations for experiments to reduce the hardware ground processing time. Taking as examples the space experiment Terminator and experiments conducted using cargo transportation spacecraft Progress, the paper resents results obtained through the use of the described approach. Key words: information and control system, scientific equipment, space experiment, International Space Station, logistics spacecraft Progress, microgravity.

scholarly journals A Microbial Monitoring System Demonstrated on the International Space Station Provides a Successful Platform for Detection of Targeted Microorganisms

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
Christina L. M. Khodadad ◽  
Cherie M. Oubre ◽  
Victoria A. Castro ◽  
Stephanie M. Flint ◽  
Monsi C. Roman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Space Station ◽  
International Space ◽  
Microbial Monitoring ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Aeromonas Hydrophilia ◽  
Kennedy Space

Closed environments such as the International Space Station (ISS) and spacecraft for other planned interplanetary destinations require sustainable environmental control systems for manned spaceflight and habitation. These systems require monitoring for microbial contaminants and potential pathogens that could foul equipment or affect the health of the crew. Technological advances may help to facilitate this environmental monitoring, but many of the current advances do not function as expected in reduced gravity conditions. The microbial monitoring system (RAZOR® EX) is a compact, semi-quantitative rugged PCR instrument that was successfully tested on the ISS using station potable water. After a series of technical demonstrations between ISS and ground laboratories, it was determined that the instruments functioned comparably and provided a sample to answer flow in approximately 1 hour without enrichment or sample manipulation. Post-flight, additional advancements were accomplished at Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, FL, USA, to expand the instrument’s detections of targeted microorganisms of concern such as water, food-borne, and surface microbes including Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Aeromonas hydrophilia. Early detection of contaminants and bio-fouling microbes will increase crew safety and the ability to make appropriate operational decisions to minimize exposure to these contaminants.

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