Portable Life Support System
E315946
The Portable Life Support System was a backpack-like unit that provided Apollo astronauts with oxygen, cooling, and life-support functions during extravehicular activities on the lunar surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portable Life Support System canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program equipment
ⓘ
extravehicular activity equipment ⓘ life support system ⓘ space suit subsystem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | PLSS ⓘ |
| component |
batteries
ⓘ
lithium hydroxide canisters ⓘ oxygen tanks ⓘ regulators and valves ⓘ suit water sublimator ⓘ telemetry electronics ⓘ ventilation fan ⓘ water cooling system ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Oxygen Purge System
ⓘ
Remote Control Unit ⓘ space suit liquid cooling garment ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Hamilton Sundstrand
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilton Standard
NASA ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstUsedOnMission | Apollo 11 ⓘ |
| function |
circulate suit ventilation gas
ⓘ
monitor biomedical data ⓘ provide communications support ⓘ provide cooling ⓘ provide electrical power to suit systems ⓘ provide oxygen for breathing ⓘ provide suit pressurization ⓘ remove carbon dioxide ⓘ remove water vapor ⓘ |
| locationOnAstronaut | worn on back ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
Apollo spacesuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo A7L space suit
Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo A7LB space suit
|
| operatingEnvironment |
lunar surface vacuum
ⓘ
space vacuum ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
emergency Oxygen Purge System interface
ⓘ
redundant oxygen supply ⓘ |
| shape | backpack-like unit ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
extravehicular activity
ⓘ
lunar exploration ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apollo astronauts ⓘ |
| usedDuringMissionType | lunar surface extravehicular activity ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Apollo 11
ⓘ
Apollo 12 ⓘ Apollo 14 ⓘ Apollo 15 ⓘ Apollo 16 ⓘ Apollo 17 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.