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Spaceport News John F April 2, 2010 Vol. 50, No. 7 Spaceport News John F. Kennedy Space Center - America’s gateway to the universe www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/snews/spnews_toc.html STS-131 to test water filtration for use in IVs By Steven Siceloff can deplete the stock Spaceport News quickly, especially if more than one astronaut is sick or echnology for a wa- injured. ter filtration system At more than two initially developed T pounds of weight per liter, at Kennedy is going to get a IV fluids are very costly to major test during the STS-131 mission. It will take into space. They also be called on to create water take up a lot of volume, clean enough to be used and due to their need for intravenously, commonly sterility, IV fluids have a known as an IV. limited shelf life. If it works, the system “On board or ‘in- could prove critical to situ’ production of IV future astronauts if they fluids needed for medical have a medical emergency treatments, could greatly while traveling far from reduce these costs and Earth. It also could find storage limitations, and earthbound uses by the would give NASA much military, in remote locations more flexibility in how it or in humanitarian relief can use the water it already efforts. Photo courtesy of Philip Scarpa/NASA has on the spacecraft,” Dr. Philip Scarpa’s Kennedy’s Philip Scarpa, left, worked with DeVon Griffin from Glenn Research Center in Ohio to develop the IVGEN machine Scarpa said. that will be tested on the International Space Station. The filtration device is designed to produce water clean enough to inject Prior to partnering team at Kennedy partnered intravenously. with NASA’s Glenn with Glenn in 2007, Scarpa Research Center in Ohio to Kennedy’s medical International Space Station with 30 liters needed in the teamed up with researchers develop a device that filters operations manager, Scarpa Patient Condition Database first three days. One recent from the United Kingdom microscopic contaminants, helps provide medical identified 115 medical NASA study reported that a and Canada to develop including heavy metals and support to the astronauts conditions that could occur mission to Mars may need the technology. Called toxins, out of drinking water before they launch into on the space station and as much as 248 liters of IV “Project Clearwater,” the to produce fluid as sterile as space and after they land. would require IV fluids to fluids on board. Currently, team started its research any made on Earth. On Earth, several be administered. there are only 12 liters of in 2005 with a grant from “On every space medical conditions require For example, an fluid stored on the station. the Florida Space Research mission, there’s a potential IV fluids, usually for astronaut with severe burns Even less severe Institute. of getting sick or getting rehydration or for delivering can require about 100 liters conditions, such as broken hurt,” Scarpa said. As medications. The NASA of IV fluids for weeks, bones or motion sickness, See FILTER, Page 2 Beach mice survey Heritage: Atlantis Inside this issue . arrives 25 years ago Russian module FIRST competition Page 3 Page 3 Page 6 Page 7 Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS April 2, 2010 Garver’s first LAUNCH forum focuses on water ennedy recently hosted a over-irrigation of plants. testing the quality of drinking water, diverse group of entrepre- More info online According to Dr. Marc Van which could prove critical for long neurs, venture capitalists, Iersel, agriculture is responsible for trips to space. K To learn more about the innovators and scientists, media, and government their proposed solutions, and for a list of 70 percent of freshwater use world- “The things that you carry to and business leaders who all have a the LAUNCH council members, visit wide, and there currently isn’t a space are absolutely critical. Weight common goal: a sustainable future www.launch.org precise indicator to determine when is very important and the recycling on Earth and in space. and for how long plants should be water has so been a very, very large The LAUNCH initiative, as Garver said. “NASA’s going to watered. goal for us that we’ve made a lot it’s called, gives these innovators continue to do that right here from So, Van Iersel and other faculty of technological innovation in that a chance to participate in solu- members from the University of we hope then could be helpful to the Cape in new ways and investing tion-driven discussions with their Georgia are developing affordable society at large,” Garver said. in technology.” peers about air, water, food, energy, soil moisture sensors to save water, Garver is confident that the NASA is a founding partner of mobility and even cities. NASA’s increase efficiency and reduce the Kennedy team will play an impor- Deputy Administrator Lori Garver the initiative, along with the U.S. environmental impacts of plant pro- tant role in the future of sustain- hosted the first LAUNCH forum, Agency for International Develop- duction, while maximizing potential ability. which focused on water, March ment, the U.S. State Department growth. They are working closely Garver said, “People love to 16-18. and Nike. with growers to guide development work here. They do a fabulous job. “I believe that in government For this forum, 10 entre- of the system, and preliminary find- They work tirelessly at it because most people do go into govern- preneurs from around the world ings have revealed water savings of they believe they’re contributing to ment to serve the people and to find brought their water ideas to the up to 83 percent. the broader good and to these long- ways that we can advance society,” table. One such idea focused on Another technology focuses on term goals.” From FILTER, Page 1 Devising a workable drinking and dirty water, filter system for space also producing ultra-pure sterile “When we started presents more hurdles than water that meets all U.S. looking into this, we just removing contaminants Pharmacopeia standards. thought we would quickly successfully. Based on that initial find out that someone had Without gravity, water success, the team from done this already,” Scarpa can channel by adherence Kennedy and Glenn said. “After our background to its container and bypass developed a flight-ready research, we were a filter entirely. Mixing of system. Dubbed “IVGEN” surprised that no one had the final salt water solution for IntraVenous Fluid also could be incomplete, Generation, it will seek to been successful with this and launch vibrations could produce IV-grade water before. It’s not easy. The cause the device to release from available space station requirements for medical- small particulates into the drinking water. grade water for injection are lines. Also, without gravity, In the station’s very strict and difficult to the air in the system doesn’t Microgravity Sciences meet without large factory- separate out from the fluid. Glovebox, astronauts will based processes.” This may form bubbles run the device several times in critical areas, such as beginning in early May, and “A perfect result blocking off filters. If the two bags of sterile saline filters are blocked, the solution will be frozen and would be to have water will not be screened. returned to Earth on STS- Photo courtesy of Philip Scarpa/NASA output water “Bubbles are probably 132 for testing. The “Project Clearwater” device was built by Philip Scarpa’s team at Kennedy to the biggest concern,” “A perfect result would create IV-grade water out of drinking water. The suitcase-sized filter device was that satisfies the tested extensively and used as a basis for the IVGEN filtration system going to the Scarpa said. “Bubbles in IV be to have output water that International Space Station. strict standards fluids are dangerous for a satisfies the strict standards for water for patient as well. If entered for water for injection longer stays and farther on Earth, so he has been into the veins, they could without any failures or destinations with little developing a small, injection without cause a stroke by blocking performance issues,” Scarpa chance for immediate return handheld unit that could any failures or the brain’s blood flow.” said. or resupply from Earth. be used by the military in performance Scarpa’s team devised He is optimistic the Producing medical-grade IV remote field operations, in the use of micron-sized device will work because solutions is key to mission submarines and on ships, issues.” filters to trap and squeeze the system was extensively success. and in medical relief efforts. out the bubbles from the tested on the ground and in In addition to Scarpa said, “IV Dr. Philip Scarpa, system. the Zero-G aircraft. spaceflight, Scarpa realizes fluid production anytime, Kennedy’s Medical By 2006, the team had As NASA ventures the great potential benefit anywhere, has great medical Operations Manager developed a suitcase-sized out farther into space, of this technology for benefit on the ground as device that filtered both astronauts will require applications right here well as in space.” April 2, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 3 ‘Dawn’ of new space era emerges as Russia shares view of Rassvet s space shuttle Atlantis embarks on its Robby Ashley, STS-132 payload manager. final scheduled flight, the STS-132 mis- “There’s a lot of excitement about it, but at the Asion, it will mark the first time Russian same time we know after this we’ll be doing other cargo will fly from Kennedy to the International things.” Space Station.
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