Home About Cobham Investors Media Products and Services Corporate Responsibility Careers Search 80th Anniversary Space Life Support and Propulsion Systems From the design of the first breathing regulator for Project Mercury, to a full suite of hardware and cutting-edge pneumatic subsystems for the ISS, Cobham has engineered some of the most complex, challenging space components in existence today. 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With its unique pedigree in high pressure oxygen, pneumatic control, composites technology, world class engineering, testing and manufacturing capabilities, Cobham is ushering in the next generation of integrated life support and propulsion systems at lower cost, reduced weight and smaller envelope. Offering high performance, cost effective solutions, your specfic needs can be serviced in a number of ways. Cobham can supply life support and propulsion components from an extensive array of off-the-shelf, flight proven products, or we can develop custom components, or a fully optimized integrated subsystem. Optimization through Integration A Cobham pneumatic integrated subsystem differs from a traditional welded subsystem in that all of the components are integrated within a structure for optimal performance. By developing the entire system and its component parts, we can make adjustments to optimize operational efficiency between each of the components and arrange them compactly into a structure to give you the most high-performance, safest, robust, lightweight solution. Life Support Cobham is developing life support technologies to support the next generation of manned space missions. A Cobham space suit breathing component will take NASA astronauts further into deep space and our subsystem will supply oxygen and nitrogen to the International Space Station. Propulsion Cobham is designing critical cryogenic components for the next generation propulsion systems as part of NASA's future launch system for deep space exploration. In another initiative, through our unique composites design and production capabilities, Cobham engineered the world's first demisable composite propellant tank, which disintegrates upon re-entry, extending the satellite's useful life by eliminating the need to consume precious fuel needed to reposition for re-entry at end of service life. For more composites space products, please see: Composite space pressurant and propellant tanks. With our pedigree and wide range of valve design capability, Cobham can: work with you as a strategic partner early in the design process to define specifications for system optimization build an integrated subsystem with our components as the foundation provide direct to you our flight proven components, which are routinely components of choice by other system integrators offer off-the-shelf solutions for the commercial space market to reduce cost and program risk Integrated subsystems include: Helium pressurization systems - Reaction control subsystems - Bi-propellant pressure feed systems - Xenon pressurization systems Oxygen pneumatic life support systems Nitrogen pneumatic life support systems Components include: Regulators - inlet pressures up to 10,000 psi Nitrogen and 8,000 psi Oxygen - motor settable for variable outlet pressure Pyrovalves Service / Fill drain valves Solenoid isolation valves Relief valves Shut-off valves Check valves Manual valves Composite propellant tanks Composite pressurant tanks Integrated composite structures Specialty valves: Thermal control valve, Inter-module vent valve, Depress valve Key customer benefits: Pedigree in high-pressure oxygen and pneumatic control dating back to John Glenn's first earth orbital flight Reduced lead time, qualification cycle and cost Reduced weight and size Safe and reliable performance Lower customer support costs Space Life Support Systems From the design of the first breathing regulator for Project Mercury, to a full suite of hardware and cutting-edge pneumatic subsystem... 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