Does water evaporate on the international space station?
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Yes, water evaporates on the space station. And it is an actual problem – humidity management becomes an important issue. Otherwise if air cools in an unexpected area, water will condense where the air gets cool, and that means uncontrolled water collecting in unexpected places in the station. And that water could be collecting behind electrical panels and service hatches, which can lead to unexpected electrical faults.
So the ISS will actually have an air conditioning system to control humidity in the station.
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