NASA applications for the proposed toxicity mitigating thermal control system include future Orion-like manned missions and Deep Space Gateway and Transport missions. Any manned space vehicle would benefit from the expected weight and crew safety advantage offered by the innovative thermal control system proposed.
Non-NASA applications for the proposed technology include any manned space vehicle launch for exploration or tourism purposes. The European Space Agency has an aggressive interest in a moon landing in the near future. Additionally, non-government commercial entities such as Space-X, Blue Origin, Bigelow Aerospace, and others include space tourism as a future goal.
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