NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202.358.3749)

Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256.544.0034)

Photo release: 06-080


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Volunteer aid workers in the northern Iraq village of Kendala assemble and test a new water purification system – one with origins in the space program. Recognizing the village’s fresh water needs, Concern For Kids, a non-profit organization in Lawrenceville, Ga., sought technical expertise from engineers supporting the Environmental Control and Life Support System project at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The NASA system is designed to recycle air and water on the International Space Station, dramatically reducing the need for frequent, costly resupply missions from Earth. The system’s water processor, developed by Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems of Windsor Locks, Conn., is undergoing final preparation at Marshall before it is flown to space and installed on the station. (Concern For Kids)

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A tribal leader in the northern Iraq village of Kendala samples fresh water from a new well-water purification system that has its origins in the space program. Recognizing the village’s fresh water needs, Concern For Kids, a non-profit organization in Lawrenceville, Ga., sought technical expertise from engineers supporting the Environmental Control and Life Support System project at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The system is designed to recycle air and water on the International Space Station, dramatically reducing the need for frequent, costly resupply missions from Earth. The system’s water processor, developed by Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems of Windsor Locks, Conn., is undergoing final preparation at Marshall before it is flown to space and installed on the station. (Concern For Kids)

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A family in the northern Iraq village of Kendala samples fresh water from a new well-water purification system that has its origins in the space program. Recognizing the village’s fresh water needs, Concern For Kids, a non-profit organization in Lawrenceville, Ga., sought technical expertise from engineers supporting the Environmental Control and Life Support System project at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The system is designed to recycle air and water on the International Space Station, dramatically reducing the need for frequent, costly resupply missions from Earth. The system’s water processor, developed by Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems of Windsor Locks, Conn., is undergoing final preparation at Marshall before it is flown to space and installed on the station. (Concern For Kids)

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Volunteers in the northern Iraq village of Kendala help install and test a water purification system with origins in the space program. Two years ago, the pump for the village's deep-water well failed, leaving residents without access to clean water. The village’s plight drew the attention of Concern For Kids, a non-profit organization in Lawrenceville, Ga., that has provided aid in Iraq since 1992. Recognizing the need for cutting-edge technology to save lives and revive the ailing community, Concern For Kids turned to the Environmental Control and Life Support System, or ECLSS, project at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The ECLSS system is designed to recycle air and water on the International Space Station, dramatically reducing the need for frequent, costly resupply missions from Earth. The system’s water processor, developed by Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems of Windsor Locks, Conn., is undergoing final preparation at Marshall before it is flown to space and installed on the station. (Concern For Kids)


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