Beyond Electrolysis: Advancing Oxygen Generation for Long-term Space Missions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper discusses the limitations of electrolysis and how alternative methods, such as chemical oxygen generation or molecular gas-phase synthesis, could better support extended space mission durations. Using a comparative analysis and argumentative format, the study evaluates the efficacy of such methods. The findings suggest that while electrolysis is the most effective life support system (LSS) for short-term space travel, it is not sustainable for deep-space missions. Instead, emerging technologies like artificial photosynthesis and molecular gas-phase synthesis require less development to acquire these deep-space qualities, though research in this area remains underdeveloped. Further development of these ideas is crucial as a next step for humans to become an interplanetary species.
Author: Radhika Ganesh
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6912159987
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