Life support system

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This article is about life support systems for outer space or underwater. For life support in medicine, see Life support.

The life support system is a group of devices that allow a human being to survive in an environment hostile to human life, eg. outer space or underwater.

The life support system may supply:

It must also maintain the correct body temperature, an acceptable pressure on the body and deal with the body's waste products. Shielding against harmful external influences such as radiation and micro-meteorites may also be necessary.

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  • Spaceflight life support and biospherics by Peter Eckart. Torrance, Calif. : Microcosm Press ; Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, 1996. ISBN 1-881883-04-3

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