Friday, September 10, 2004

 

Oxygen problems plague space station

`[The] Elektron generator uses electrical power to split water molecules into breathable oxygen and waste hydrogen. [..]

The three Elektron units on board the space station are the last of their kind. The company that manufactured them has gone out of business, and the engineer who almost single-handedly made the final adjustments of flight units died several years ago. Reportedly he retained some “trade secret” about the final adjustments of the devices — and it died with him.’




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