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N .TIONAUAERONAUTICSAND SPACEADMINISTRATION<br />

MANNEDSPACECRAF<br />

Houston<br />

___l_C E U / E 1, Texas<br />

7O-43<br />

483-5111 April 23, <strong>1970</strong><br />

Houston, Texas---The Mational Aeronautics and Space Administration has<br />

awarded the Garrett Corp., Airesearch Manufacturing Company D_vision, Los<br />

Angeles, Calif., a $3,000,000 contract for a portable astronaut life support<br />

assembly (ALSA). The ALSA is for use in support of extravehicular and<br />

intravehicular activity for the Skylab program scheduled for flight in 1972.<br />

The astronaut life support assembly consists of two items: a pressure<br />

control unit for ventilation and pressurization to a suited astronaut receiving<br />

oxygen from the spacecraft oxygen system via an umbilical; and an emergency<br />

oxygen pack_ separately packaged from the pressure control unit. The<br />

emergency oxygen pack will automatically provide oxygen to the pressure control<br />

unit in the event that the umbilical supply becomes insufficient.<br />

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