Operation Results Onboard the International Space Station and Development Tendency of Atmosphere Revitalization and Monitoring System

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. M. Samsonov ◽  
E. A. Kurmazenko ◽  
L. I. Gavrilov ◽  
N. S. Farafonov ◽  
N. V. Pavlova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Space Station ◽  
International Space ◽  
Operation Results ◽  
Development Tendency

scholarly journals Operation Results of Cubesat RAIKO Released from International Space Station

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (ists29) ◽  
pp. Tf_7-Tf_12
Author(s):  
Yuji SAKAMOTO ◽  
Yuta TANABE ◽  
Hitoshi YAGISAWA ◽  
Nobuo SUGIMURA ◽  
Kazuya YOSHIDA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Space Station ◽  
International Space ◽  
Operation Results

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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