A company was just tasked to build the station's life support systems.Moonraker?<\/p>\n
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of military and aerospace contractor Raytheon Technologies, is working on environmental control and life support technologies for a privately owned and operated low Earth orbit outpost, according to SpaceNews.<\/p>\n
Theres plenty of money being poured into developing a commercial presence in space right now. The small firm was awarded a $2.6 million contract by a mysterious unnamed customer a sign, in spite of its opacity, that the race to commercial orbit is heating up.<\/p>\n
The Collins work includes machines capable of controlling both temperature and pressure levels in space enabling a prolonged human presence, according to SpaceNews reporting.<\/p>\n
The subsidiary already has plenty of experience to draw from. In fact, its behind the International Space Stations current water recovery system.<\/p>\n
Shawn Macleod, Collins Aerospaces director of business development, told SpaceNews that as more private industry destinations become available, the demand for life support systems will increase.<\/p>\n
There is a non-zero chance that the unnamed contractor is Axiom Space, according to SpaceNews analysis. The Houston-based, privately funded space company is planning to construct its own commercial space station.<\/p>\n
The company also announced the crew for the worlds first entirely-private mission into orbit back in January, on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.<\/p>\n
But whether Axiom Space is behind the Collins contract remains unclear. The company declined SpaceNews request for comment.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost [SpaceNews]<\/p>\n
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Read more: A company was just tasked to build the station's life support systems.Moonraker? Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of military and aerospace contractor Raytheon Technologies, is working on environmental control and life support technologies for a privately owned and operated low Earth orbit outpost, according to SpaceNews. Continue reading
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