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Space Refrigerator

Following the development of an oil-free scroll refrigeration compressor that is capable of operating in zero-gravity, Air Squared has developed and flight-tested a Zero-Gravity Vapor-Compression Refrigerator (ZVCR) for space-bound food storage. The project is a collaboration between Air Squared, Purdue University, and Whirlpool Corporation.

CONTENT FROM AROUND THE WEB

• Popular Mechanics – “This Zero-Gravity Fridge Could Help Hungry Astronauts on the Way to Mars”
• NASA – “Keeping it Fresh: A Space Fridge for Long-Duration Missions”
• Smithsonian Magazine – “The Quest to Build a Functional, Energy-Efficient Refrigerator That Works in Space”
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers – “Engineering a Refrigerator for Space Travel”
• Purdue University – “To give astronauts better food, engineers test a fridge prototype in microgravity”
• Purdue University – “Astronauts need a fridge. Engineers are building one that works in zero gravity – and upside down”
• Whirlpool – “Aiming for the Stars, Whirlpool Corporation’s Return to the U.S. Space Program”
• IEEE Spectrum – “Mars-bound Astronauts Might Raid This Zero-G Fridge”

CONTENT FROM AIR SQUARED