Portable Life Support System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Portable_Life_Support_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf life support system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PLSS
gptkbp:attachedTo space suit
gptkbp:category gptkb:satellite
life support equipment
gptkbp:contains gptkb:battery
gptkb:water_supply
fan convention
oxygen tanks
CO2 scrubber
sublimator
gptkbp:criticalFor spacewalks
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:duration about 8 hours (Apollo PLSS)
gptkbp:enables mobility in space
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portable Life Support System
gptkbp:introducedIn 1965
gptkbp:monitors biomedical sensors
telemetry systems
gptkbp:protectedBy temperature extremes
vacuum of space
micrometeoroids
gptkbp:provides gptkb:battery
communications
ventilation
oxygen supply
cooling
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:temperature
humidity
gptkbp:removes carbon dioxide
gptkbp:replacedBy Primary Life Support System (PLSS) on later missions
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
astronauts
extravehicular activity
gptkbp:weight about 84 pounds (Apollo PLSS)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apollo_hardware
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7