Portable Life Support System (PLSS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf life support system
gptkbp:attachedTo Primary Life Support System (PLSS) backpack
gptkbp:contains gptkb:battery
oxygen tanks
radio transceiver
carbon dioxide scrubbers
water cooling system
gptkbp:criticalFor survival in space vacuum
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:duration up to 8 hours (Apollo PLSS)
gptkbp:enables mobility during spacewalks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portable Life Support System (PLSS)
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Apollo_9_mission
gptkbp:mountedOn space suit
gptkbp:provides gptkb:battery
ventilation
oxygen supply
two-way radio communication
cooling water
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:temperature
humidity
gptkbp:removes carbon dioxide
gptkbp:replacedBy Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) PLSS
gptkbp:usedBy astronauts
gptkbp:usedIn extravehicular activity (EVA)
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Space_Shuttle_missions
gptkb:Apollo_missions
International Space Station (ISS) EVAs
gptkbp:weight about 84 pounds (Apollo PLSS)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apollo_A7L_spacesuit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5