Orbital Syngas Commodity Augmentation Reactor (OSCAR)
A high-temperature reactor technology that converts spacecraft trash and human waste into useful syngas and other products such as methane, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and ash. OSCAR reduces waste storage mass and volume, suppresses biological activity, and advances trash-to-gas resource recovery through microgravity and suborbital testing for long-duration missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- OSCAROrbital Syngas/Commodity Augmentation ReactorTrash-to-Gas
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Orbital Syngas Commodity Augmentation Reactor (OSCAR)
- Status
- completed
- Types
- developmentresearch
Details
- Description
- A high-temperature reactor technology that converts spacecraft trash and human waste into useful syngas and other products such as methane, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and ash. OSCAR reduces waste storage mass and volume, suppresses biological activity, and advances trash-to-gas resource recovery through microgravity and suborbital testing for long-duration missions.
- End Date
- 2024-03-31
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2021-03-01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:24:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:24:46 UTC