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fire | 04:07 Sun 25th Mar 2007 | Science
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Dose any one know how astronauts in space staions maintain oxygen levels in their atmosphere.
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Oxygen like most gases can be stored in tanks. Sometimes even in a liquid form. This stored oxygen can then be mixed to the correct levels with Nitrogen (necessary for our breathing ) and pumped into the space station. In the atmosphere of earth the mix is roughly 78% Nitrogen to only 21% Oxygen (ignore the few other gasses) but in space the Oxgen mix is slightly higher.
They have an "oxygen level maintenance machine".

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