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This chapter discusses life support systems (LSS) developed for the three Soviet/Russian piloted spacecraft that have flown to date: Vostok (1961–1963), Voskhod (1964–1965), and Soyuz (1967–present). Key differences between the LSS of these vehicles and those of America’s first piloted vehicles (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo) were the use of a nitrogen/oxygen atmosphere (vs. pure oxygen on the US vehicles) and the production of oxygen via chemical reactions (vs. gaseous and cryogenic storage of oxygen on US vehicles).
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Hendrickx, B. (2018). Russian Life Support Systems: Vostok, Voskhod, and Soyuz. In: Seedhouse, E., Shayler, D. (eds) Handbook of Life Support Systems for Spacecraft and Extraterrestrial Habitats. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09575-2_39-1
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