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   G. R. L. Cowan to hephaestus@phreaker.net   
   Re: Question about air processing on ISS   
   31 Oct 05 12:18:10   
   
   From: gcowan@eagle.ca   
      
   hephaestus@phreaker.net wrote:   
   >   
   > Paul Ciszek wrote:   
   > > I read a news item about the original air processing machine on the   
   > > ISS having been broken for some time, and the astronauts depending   
   > > on the older "oxygen candles".  Did the origninal machine produce   
   > > Oxygen by cracking Carbon Dioxide?   
   >   
   > No, hydrolysis of water.   
      
   Water does not lyse itself.   
   The above should probably read, "electrolysis of water".   
      
      
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