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The International Space Station’s life support system is a recycling machine! ♻️ Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) uses waste products to generate oxygen, recover water, and clean air on the International Space Station. Without ECLSS, long duration missions would not be possible.

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Val D. Richard, PhD 🐉2 years ago

@Space_Station The future for space colonization is without any doubt reusable technology.

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@EB1LOnacho @Space_Station ISS agreement ends by 2030, what's next?

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@Space_Station things have gone along way since using hydroponics to grow food in outer-space. i ain't getting any younger, sincerely and yours truely, jefffrey alan castillo.

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