Tsunami victims, Iraqis get taste of water from space technology

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It's a question NASA researchers have pondered for nearly two decades, but villagers in Iraq and tsunami victims in Asia will get a taste of their answer as early as this fall _ before any astronaut in space does.
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It could be two years before the water system _ as large as two refrigerators _ is loaded onto a shuttle to serve an American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut living in space. But smaller and simpler versions will soon be put to use on earth.

Reno, Nev.-based investment firm Crestridge and the charity Concern for Kids are developing the systems for humanitarian purposes in nations lacking a reliable water supply, starting with Iraq and southeast Asia.

"There are 1.8 billion people who have never had a drink of fresh water," said Kevin Chambers, Crestridge's managing director. "Our mission is grand, but we've got to start somewhere and some time, and now is the time."

Rocket scientists trying to sustain life in space and humanitarians trying to increase the quality of life in Third World countries kept running into the same problem _ a lack of clean but affordable drinking water........MORE..........

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--spacewater0320mar20,0,1863912.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut

Good on them if they've found a way to do it. Unfortunately, Bush is too busy dicking around with the judiciary branch of the state of Florida to give a fuck.

to help other humans reach a better day. The "good" will come from us, not him.

http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/history/osmosis.html

fresh water desalination process has been long on site before this wanna-be cowboy came to the would-be rodeo...

:hi:

like this. It may be VERY important in the coming years.

And the guy from "Crestridge" has the same e-mail. I just hope the water is given freely, no strings. I wonder how they hooked up with NASA.

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Welcome to the Concern for Kids website!

Robert and Roni Anderson began their work in Northern Iraq in 1992. CFK - Concern for Kids, Ltd. was organized in 2002 and took over the work and mission to allow Robert & Roni Anderson to more fully focus on showing the love of Jesus Christ to the people living there. Check the About Us page to learn the details of the organization

Now, after almost ten years of faith ministry CFK is now using the world wide web through this web site to communicate the needs and successes of our ministries. Please take a few moments to look around and learn about the mission and work of Concern for Kids. Find out about the latest news on the work through the newsletter or donate online to allow your gift to immediately begin helping spread the love of Christ. Welcome and thanks for stopping by!
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The Work

Past projects have provided disaster relief, built schools and clinics, provided fresh water and even brought the first computer training to North Iraq. Businesses were started and many people are even now benefiting from the work in several countries, including the USA. The best part is teaching people about how Jesus died to save them.

http://www.concern4kids.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

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Emergency Mobile Water Purification and Packaging Project


Tsunami Disaster Relief

Crestridge, LLC of Reno, Nevada in partnership with CFK will supply portable water purifying and packaging machinery for your project.

Contact Kevin Chambers, Chambersreno@aol.com, phone 775-846-5206 or Robert@concern4kids.com

http://www.concern4kids.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=28

... a small home unit that creates water out of air.

Essentially, it was a humidifier combined with a filtration system that produces enough water per day for a family of 4.

Problems? It obviously requires electricity, and I don't know how well it would work in a very dry cimate.