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Trash to Supply Gas (TtSG) Project OverviewTechnologies that reduce logistical needs are a key to long term space missions. Currently, trash and waste generated during a mission is carried during the entire roundtrip mission or stored inside a logistic module which is de-orbited into Earth's atmosphere for destruction. The goal of the Trash to Supply Gas (TtSG) project is to develop space technology alternatives for converting trash and other waste materials from human spaceflight into high-value products that might include propellants or power system fuels in addition to life support oxygen and water. In addition to producing a useful product from waste, TtSG will decrease the volume needed to store waste on long term space missions. This paper presents an overview of the TtSG technologies and future plans for the project.
Document ID
20120015762
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hintze, Paul
(NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Santiago-Maldonado, Edgardo
(NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Kulis, Michael J.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Lytle, John K.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Fisher, John W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Vaccaro, Helen
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Ewert, Michael K.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Broyan, James L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
September 11, 2012
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2012-242
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Space 2012 Conference and Exposition
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 11, 2012
End Date: September 13, 2012
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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