posted 04-13-2023 11:55 AM               

Clearing the air from Apollo to Artemis, NASA tests magnetic bearing blower on space station

A new air filtration system featuring a first-of-its-kind, magnetic-bearing air blower has been installed on the International Space Station (ISS). The carbon dioxide scrubber not only advances the life support capabilities for the orbiting laboratory's crew, but may possibly benefit future astronauts on the moon and Mars, a well.

California-based Calnetix Technologies announced on Thursday (April 13) that its high-speed blower system was deployed with NASA's Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber (FBCO2) that has been operating continuously on the space station for the past two months.