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primary life support system [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary life support system
1, record 1, English, primary%20life%20support%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PLSS 2, record 1, English, PLSS
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- primary life-support system 3, record 1, English, primary%20life%2Dsupport%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Primary Life Support System is a unit permanently attached to the back of the torso and a control/display unit mounted in front. The backpack supplies pure oxygen (rather than air, a mix of nitrogen and oxygen) for breathing, and pressurizes the suit to keep body fluids in liquid form. It also ventilates the suit and circulates cooling water through the tubes in the undergarment next to the astronaut's body, absorbs carbon dioxide that the astronaut exhales and scrubs odors from the suit's atmosphere. 4, record 1, English, - primary%20life%20support%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
primary life support system; PLSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 5, record 1, English, - primary%20life%20support%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de survie de base
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20survie%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PLSS 2, record 1, French, PLSS
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système de survie de base est une unité fixée en permanence au dos de la combinaison et reliée à un cadran de commande monté à l'avant. Le système assure l'alimentation en oxygène pur (plutôt qu'en air, qui est un mélange d'azote et d'oxygène) pour la respiration, et pressurise la combinaison pour garder les fluides organiques sous forme liquide. I1 assure la ventilation de la combinaison et fait circuler l'eau de refroidissement dans les serpentins du sous-vêtement en contact direct avec la peau de l'astronaute. Enfin, il absorbe le dioxyde de carbone expiré par l'astronaute et désodorise l'air à l'intérieur de la combinaison. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20survie%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
système de survie de base; PLSS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20survie%20de%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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