A waste compaction apparatus (100) may include a housing (110) and a connector arm (120). The housing (110) may define a drive chamber (112) and a compaction chamber (114) and the connector arm (120) may include a drive piston portion (122) movably positioned within the drive chamber and a compaction piston portion (124) movably positioned within the compaction chamber. The drive chamber (112) may be selectively fluidly coupleable to the near-vacuum of outer space, such that the compaction piston portion (124) of the connector arm is configured to move within the compaction chamber (114) to compact waste material contained within the compaction chamber (114) in response to movement of the drive piston portion (122) of the connector arm within the drive chamber (112).


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    Title :

    OUTER SPACE WASTE COMPACTION


    Additional title:

    WELTRAUMABFALLKOMPAKTIERUNG
    COMPACTAGE DE DÉCHETS D'ESPACE EXTERNE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2023-03-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / A47K Sanitäre Ausstattung, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B30B PRESSES IN GENERAL , Pressen allgemein



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