Paragon wins NASA Contract for Water System
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Technology developed by a Tucson company may soon be purifying water on the International Space Station and, eventually, as part of future deep-space exploration.
Tucson-based Paragon Space Development Corp. has won a $400,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract from NASA to further develop its patented Ionomer-membrane Water Processor System.
The system — which the company says can recover 98 percent of potable water from wastewater — is designed for future deep-space exploration missions and is initially planned for installation on the International Space Station, Paragon said in a news release.
The technology also can be used to purify water for various industries in earthbound environments such as under water or underground, the company said.
The company previously had been awarded NASA SBIR contracts for the water-purification system, including a Phase II contract for about $750,000 awarded in 2012, according to government records.
Work under Phase III SBIR contracts is typically geared toward commercialization of a technology.
“Recycled, clean water is one of the key elements to human survival, and with this program we will be able to provide the solution that provides that water reliably over long durations,” Grant Anderson , Paragon president and CEO, said.
The same technology can be used for in-situ processing of water recovered on Mars or asteroids, said Laura Kelsey , manager of Paragon’s Ionomer-membrane Water Processor program.
Paragon has developed several space-exploration technologies, including life-support systems and spacesuits
Source: Tucson
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