A private space station for the super-rich is apparently planned in low earth orbit. Components are already being ordered.
Washington DC – A new space station is apparently planned in low earth orbit: The US company Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of the aerospace company Raytheon, has received a contract worth $ 2.6 million for an environmental control and life support system from a private person Client: in received. This is reported by Space.com.
Apparently, such “Environmental Control and Life Support Systems” (ECLSS) are used to create livable conditions outside the earth’s atmosphere. The system includes air revitalization and pressure control systems, cabin fans, heat exchangers, carbon dioxide removal, pollutant control, valves, regulators and smoke alarms, according to Space.com. An active thermal control system to maintain optimal temperatures in the room is also included.
New space station in space: New era of commercial space travel
A new era of commercial space travel should be ushered in. This also requires Earth-like atmospheres in low orbits, said the company’s space manager, Dave McClure. The company has not yet revealed who the ominous client: in is. However, it is about a longer stay in space, it said to Space.com. The schedule of the mission is also determined by the client. The hardware can be provided within a few years.
Collins Aerospace has also developed and manufactured life-sustaining technologies for Nasa *, including the water recovery system on the International Space Station. The new system is not the first to be sold to a private client, it said. There are also negotiations with other private companies.
New space station for the super-rich: Axiom Space also has plans
In addition to Collins Aerospace, the US company Axiom Space is also working on a space station. It has already raised more than $ 130 million for development. The first modules are to be added to the International Space Station ISS * in 2024. These ISS * modules will later form the core for a new space station. Axiom Space did not want to comment on Space.com whether the company is also related to the contract with Collins Aerospace. (ebb) * fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
