An experiment sent to the International Space Station on the final Antares rocket launch, which took place on Tuesday (Aug. 1), aims to help scientists develop air conditioning for a future in which astronauts can travel to remote places in the solar system.
Keeping humans alive, happy and healthy while away from the comfort of Earth — including on spacecraft or in planetary habitats — will require reliable air conditioning that can continue operating in wildly different temperatures and when exposed to various gravitational environments.
