Elektron oxygen-generation system offline on space station

The aging Russian Elektron oxygen-generation unit onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is once again offline, although the astronauts still have ample supplies of tanked oxygen to draw on. "The current unit onboard is getting old, it's a little cantankerous," Commander Leroy Chiao said...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.