Portable Life Support System
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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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2987307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portable Life Support System Context triple: [Apollo astronauts, usedEquipment, Portable Life Support System]
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A.
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) is a U.S. military tactical gear system that uses a webbing-based design to attach and customize pouches and equipment on load-bearing vests and packs.
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B.
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) is a U.S. military load-bearing gear system introduced in the 1970s that uses belts, suspenders, and rucksacks to carry soldiers’ equipment.
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C.
Canadarm
Canadarm is a pioneering robotic arm system used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, capture, and maneuver payloads in space.
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D.
Canadarm2
Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.
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E.
Pip-Boy device
The Pip-Boy device is a wrist-mounted personal computer and heads-up display that serves as the player’s primary interface for stats, inventory, and navigation in the Fallout series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portable Life Support System Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) is a U.S. military tactical gear system that uses a webbing-based design to attach and customize pouches and equipment on load-bearing vests and packs.
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B.
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) is a U.S. military load-bearing gear system introduced in the 1970s that uses belts, suspenders, and rucksacks to carry soldiers’ equipment.
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C.
Canadarm
Canadarm is a pioneering robotic arm system used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, capture, and maneuver payloads in space.
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D.
Canadarm2
Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.
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E.
Pip-Boy device
The Pip-Boy device is a wrist-mounted personal computer and heads-up display that serves as the player’s primary interface for stats, inventory, and navigation in the Fallout series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program equipment
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extravehicular activity equipment ⓘ life support system ⓘ space suit subsystem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | PLSS ⓘ |
| component |
batteries
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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
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surface form:
Hamilton Standard
NASA ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstUsedOnMission | Apollo 11 ⓘ |
| function |
circulate suit ventilation gas
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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
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surface form:
Apollo A7L space suit
Apollo spacesuit ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo A7LB space suit
|
| operatingEnvironment |
lunar surface vacuum
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space vacuum ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
emergency Oxygen Purge System interface
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redundant oxygen supply ⓘ |
| shape | backpack-like unit ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
extravehicular activity
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lunar exploration ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apollo astronauts ⓘ |
| usedDuringMissionType | lunar surface extravehicular activity ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Apollo 11
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Apollo 12 ⓘ Apollo 14 ⓘ Apollo 15 ⓘ Apollo 16 ⓘ Apollo 17 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portable Life Support System Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.