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Space Habitats & Life Support · Recorded milestone

98% water recycling in orbit

Recorded year2023

The ISS life-support system recovers 98% of the crew's water.

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Built on

International Space StationRecorded · 1998enables
Potable water recyclingRecorded · 2008enables

Led to

Closed-loop city waterForecast · ~2042enables
Perfect habitat water loopsForecast · ~2045enables
Fully closed life supportForecast · ~2054enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.