life-support system
noun
: an artificial or natural system that provides all or some of the items (such as oxygen, food, water, control of temperature and pressure, disposition of carbon dioxide and body wastes) necessary for maintaining life or health
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Consider Earth’s life-support systems as analogous to the instrument panel of a complex aircraft.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Current life-support systems such as those on the International Space Station (ISS) rely on bulky centrifuges to separate the oxygen and hydrogen bubbles created when water is split by electricity, a process known as electrolysis.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The breakthrough opens the door to lighter, more robust life-support systems, a critical step toward sustainable human exploration beyond Earth.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Relying on backup life-support systems on the Apollo Lunar Module meant to transport them to the moon's surface from orbit, the astronauts used primitive methods of celestial navigation to make their way back to Earth.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Current life-support systems such as those on the International Space Station (ISS) rely on bulky centrifuges to separate the oxygen and hydrogen bubbles created when water is split by electricity, a process known as electrolysis.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The breakthrough opens the door to lighter, more robust life-support systems, a critical step toward sustainable human exploration beyond Earth.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Relying on backup life-support systems on the Apollo Lunar Module meant to transport them to the moon's surface from orbit, the astronauts used primitive methods of celestial navigation to make their way back to Earth.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
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“Life-support system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-support%20system. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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