PLSS control panel
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The PLSS control panel is the interface on an Apollo spacesuit that allowed astronauts to monitor and manage their life-support backpack systems during lunar missions.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program equipment
ⓘ
control panel ⓘ spacesuit subsystem interface ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oxygen Purge System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primary Life Support System ⓘ |
| controls |
oxygen flow
ⓘ
ventilation flow ⓘ water cooling flow ⓘ |
| designedFor | operation with pressurized gloves ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Apollo lunar missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
extravehicular activity
ⓘ
lunar surface vacuum ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| function |
allow manual adjustment of suit consumables
ⓘ
control life-support backpack systems ⓘ monitor life-support backpack systems ⓘ provide status indications to astronaut ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
caution and warning indicators
ⓘ
communications controls ⓘ indicator lights ⓘ oxygen purge system controls ⓘ pressure gauge ⓘ quantity gauge ⓘ rotary controls ⓘ selector switches ⓘ warning flags ⓘ |
| interfaceType | mechanical gauges and switches ⓘ |
| locatedOn | front of the Apollo spacesuit torso ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hamilton Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionExamples |
Apollo 11 EVAs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo 12 EVAs NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 15 EVAs NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 17 EVAs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors |
battery status
ⓘ
cooling water quantity ⓘ oxygen pressure ⓘ oxygen quantity ⓘ suit pressure ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo lunar extravehicular mobility unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portable Life Support System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRole |
enable emergency oxygen purge activation
ⓘ
provide warnings of low battery power ⓘ provide warnings of low cooling water ⓘ provide warnings of low oxygen ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Apollo lunar surface EVAs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn | Apollo spacesuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| user | Apollo astronaut ⓘ |
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