Welcome to AEMC People aboard the International Space Station and on future missions to the Moon and Mars will depend on a reliable supply of air, water, and food, free from hazardous chemicals and organisms. AEMC develops systems to monitor and control human environments in space - systems that will also help us here on Earth.
VCAM to Launch to ISS
VCAM, the third AEMC instrument for monitoring the air and water aboard the International Space Station will be launched on STS 131 in April 2010.
Water monitor lauched to International Space Station
The ISS uses iodine and silver as biocides for water on the ISS, both of which can be dangerous in high amounts. The shuttle launch of August 2009 carried a hand-held device that can measure both.