Environmental Control, Life Support and Propulsion Space Systems
Cobham’s space products team strives to deliver the highest value custom engineered systems solutions by taking advantage of its 55-year pedigree of developing elegant and unique solutions for complex pneumatic systems on board man rated spacecraft.
In its early years, Cobham was completely immersed in oxygen regulator development, engine control, and manned space flight. In 1959, Cobham designed the life support oxygen system for NASA's Project Mercury. Cobham continued to contribute to US manned spacecraft by designing the Space Shuttle atmospheric revitalization system.
Today, Cobham is contributing to the pneumatic systems of NASA's Constellation Program. The space products designed and manufactured by Cobham presently consist of pneumatic control systems, actuation systems, and propulsions systems. Cobham strives to meet the needs of their customers by delivering valuable, timely, and customer engineered solutions.
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