DEVELOPMENT OF A MEMS PRECONCENTRATOR (PC) - GAS CHROMATOGRAPH (GC) FOR THE SPACECRAFT ATMOSPHERE MONITOR FOR ISS AND ORION

• DOI: 10.31438/trf.hh2016.97
• Publication Date: 2019-03-28T08:28:21Z
• Authors: B. Bae; W.G. Rellergert; J. Simcic; J.J. Gill; M.L. Homer; E.L. Neidholdt; D. Nikolic; R.D. Kidd; S.M. Madzunkov; M.R. Darrach
• Keywords: International Space Station; Trace gas

In this paper, we report a MEMS preconcentrator (PC) -gas chromatograph (GC) that is crucial part of the Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor (S.A.M.).The S.A.M. highly miniature gas -mass spectrometer (GC-MS) for monitoring atmosphere crewed spacecraft both trace organic compounds and major constituents cabin air.The instrument next generation GC-MS, based on JPL's Vehicle Cabin Air (VCAM), which was launched to International Space Station (ISS) in April 2010 successfully operated two years [1,2].The employs unique PC-GC technology replaces macro unit VCAM.We herein current progress instrument.