Object Details
- Subcontractor
- Beckman Instruments
- Manufacturer
- Hamilton Standard
- Summary
- This is an unflown example of the portable life support system (PLSS) worn by astronauts on the moon. It is without the Oxygen Purge System (OPS) which would have been attached to the upper portion of the PLSS.
- The PLSS was used for water and air circulation, communications, and oxygen "scrubbing". It weighed approximately 65 lbs. All the units used during the Apollo missions were left on the lunar surface due to weight considerations.
- The components in this example are color-coded to show the interior components and how they worked and connected to each other.
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center in 1983.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19830165000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Life Support
- Materials
- Overall: Steel, Aluminum, copper, plastic
- Cover: Beta cloth
- Connectors: Anodized aluminum
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 44.5 x 27.9 x 66cm (17 1/2 x 11 x 26 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19830165000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91f145c98-e9e8-43ed-a06a-232ca27ba44c
