New whitepaper: How to Build on the Moon, with commentary from Niki Werkheiser, former NASA Director of Technology Maturation, shaped by conversations with the former ISS DirectorNew whitepaper: How to Build on the Moon, with commentary from Niki Werkheiser, former NASA Director of Technology Maturation, shaped by conversations with the former ISS DirectorNew whitepaper: How to Build on the Moon, with commentary from Niki Werkheiser, former NASA Director of Technology Maturation, shaped by conversations with the former ISS Director
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Spacecraft Systems

Nine core systems that make a crewed spacecraft habitable, in the order they sit along the hull. Click or tap any system to see what it does and where crew-health design actually intersects with it.

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Life support (ECLSS)
Where the Lab's work concentrates. Oxygen generation, CO2 scrubbing, water recovery, and cabin pressure. The systems that turn a sealed hull into somewhere a person can actually live.
Technical Reference
1 2 3 4 5 6 ← DIA 300 CM → SECTION A–A VIEW LOOKING FORWARD AT +X 120 7 8 9 ← +X 640 → EXTERIOR ELEVATION – DOCKING SIDE 1 SLEEP STATION • 2 GALLEY • 3 ECLSS RACK • 4 STOWAGE • 5 HATCH • 6 EXERCISE BAY • 7 SOLAR ARRAY MOUNT • 8 RADIATOR • 9 DOCKING PORT STELLAR AMENITIES LAB • REFERENCE CUTAWAY, NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION