ANITA – The Optimised Spacecraft Cabin Air Monitor on Its Way to Orbit

T. Stuffler; H. Mosebach; D. Kampf; A. Honne; H. Odegard; I.-R. Johansen; G. Tan

doi:10.4271/2003-01-2548

2003-07-07

ANITA – The Optimised Spacecraft Cabin Air Monitor on Its Way to Orbit 2003-01-2548

ANITA (Analysing Interferometer for Ambient Air) is a flight experiment as precursor for a permanent continuous trace gas monitoring system on the International Space Station (ISS). After more than 10 years of development it has reached a high level of maturity. For the safety of the crew the (ruggedised) system can detect and quantify quasi on–line and simultaneously 32 trace gases with ppm or sub-ppm detection limits. Thus a versatile usable air monitor is provided allowing for the first time the detection and monitoring of trace gas dynamics of a spacecraft atmosphere.

The plan is to accommodate ANITA in a Destiny (US LAB) Express Rack on ISS. The transportation to ISS may either be with the Space Shuttle or the Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV).

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ANITA – The Optimised Spacecraft Cabin Air Monitor on Its Way to Orbit 2003-01-2548

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