To illustrate scope of life support systems, following systems are described -- Mercury spacecraft environmental control system and its two subsystems, for pressure suit and for cabin atmosphere; projects Gemini and Apollo environmental control; Apollo space suit; advanced environmental control system for five men on six-week mission is two-gas atmosphere system instead of 100% oxygen; it requires independent power supply such as solar cell system or auxiliary nuclear-electric system; other approaches under investigation; biologistics of life support and other aspects.


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    Title :

    Life support in space operations


    Additional title:

    Air Univ Rev


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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