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Cis-Lunar was a company specializing in the production of automatic, computer-controlled, and closed-circuit rebreathers for astronauts and underwater divers. The company was formed in 1984 and was acquired by Stone Aerospace in 2004.[1]

History

Cis-Lunar originally aimed to develop space suit kits, but the early 2000s recession reportedly hindered its ability to finance the mass production of the MK5 rebreather, which featured designs intended to reduce system and mission failures.[2]

In 2005, the Swedish diving equipment manufacturer Poseidon acquired Cis-Lunar's technology. Bill Stone, founder of Stone Aerospace, was appointed to lead a Poseidon team designing a new closed-circuit rebreather.[3][1]

Etymology

The word cis-lunar comes from Latin and means "on this side of the Moon" or "not beyond the Moon".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Expeditionary Exploration". Stone Aerospace. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ Stone, William C. (1986). "Design of fully redundant autonomous life support systems". Diving for Science: Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences Sixth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium. Held October 31 - November 3, 1986 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. American Academy of Underwater Sciences (86). Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12 – via Rubicon Research Repository.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Poseidon MKVI". Poseidon. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  4. ^ Jackson, Shanessa (2021-03-22). "Johns Hopkins APL Engages Government and Industry on Critical Lunar Space Issues". Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Retrieved 2023-11-22.


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