apollo operations handbook ', extravehicular mobility unit

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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MOBILITY UNIT
MARCH 1971
VOLUME I
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APOLLO 15-17
CREW SYSTEMS DIVISION
ORIGINAL ISSUE AUGUST 1968 i
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Revision .. All Reorganized and rewritten to J Missions
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and the - 7 PLSS configuration
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2-57,2-66 additions 15-17
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2-79,2-80
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Amend 2 2-3, 2-4 To make technical changes and Apollo
2-5, 2-6 additions
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2-7, 2-8
2-9, 2-I0
2-ii, 2-17
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2-38,2-43
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APOLLOOPERATIONHSANDBOOK
EXTRAVEHICULMAORBILITYUNIT
VOLUMIE--SYSTEMDESCRIPTION
CSD-A-789-(1)
Prepared by:
_/James L. $ibson
Apollo Support Branch
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Approvedby:
Apollo Support Br_
Richard S. Joh_dn, Chief
Crew System_ivision
AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION
D/_ir Maxime "A. Faget
ector of Engineering and Development
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER
HOUSTON, TEXAS
July 1968
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PREFACE
This document is the fifth revised issue of Volume I of
the Apollo Operations Handbook. This revision incorpo-
rates applicable portions of revisions I, II, III, and
IV, and reorganizes the presentation for the Apollo J
missions.
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CONTENTS
Section Page
1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................... l-1
i.I PURPOSE ....................... l-1
1.2 SCOPE ....................... i-i
2.0 EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT SUBSYSTEMS AND
ACCESSORIES .................... 2-1
2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................. 2-1
2.2 FIELD OPTIONAL ITEMS ................. 2-4
2.3 PRESSURE GARMENT ASSEMBLIES AND ACCESSORIES ..... 2-7
2.3.1 EV A7LB Pressure Garment Assembly .......... 2-14
2.3.2 CMP A7LB Pressure Garment Assembly .......... 2-31
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2.3.3 Interface Components ................ 2-38
2.3.4 Controls and Displays ............... 2-58
2.3.5 Pressure Garment Accessories ............ 2-58
2.4 INFLIGHT COVERALL GARMENT ............. 2-80
2.5 PORTABLE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ............ 2-82
2.5.1 Oxygen Ventilatin_ Circuit ............. 2-82
2.5.2 Primary Oxygen Subsystem ............... 2-86
2.5.3 Liquid Transport Loop ........ ........ 2-89
2.5.4 Feedwater Loop .................... 2-90
2.5.5 Electrical Power Subsystem .............. 2-93
2.5.6 Extravehicular Communications System ......... 2-95
2.5.7 Remote Control Unit ................. 2-100
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2.6 OXYGEN PURGE SYSTEM .................. 2-105
2.7 BUDDY SECONDARY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM .......... 2-I09
2.8 PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE ................ 2-113
2.9 PLSS FEEDWATER COLLECTION BAG ............. 2-113
2.10 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM ........... 2-ii6
2.10.1 Electrocardiogram Signal Conditioner ........ 2-116
2.10.2 Impedance Pneumo_ram Signal Conditioner ........ 2-116
2.10.3 The dc-dc Power Converter ............ 2-116
2.1o.4 Electrodes ..................... _-ll6
3,0 EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT SYSTEMS ......... 3-1
3.1 PRIMARY PRESSURIZATION AND VENTILATION ....... 3-1
3,2 LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM .............. 3-3