The vehicle had an on-board supply of 2,000 rounds of 20 mm ammunition.

The on-board supply of cesium would have been sufficient for 4400 hours of thrust.

The life support, boot jets and altitude maneuvering were powered by an on-board supply of liquid oxygen.

The on-board supply of liquid helium was depleted after 10 months on November 22, 1983, causing the telescope temperature to rise, preventing further observations.

Crew and passengers were fed by Biltmore culinary staff, who also replenished their on-board supplies.

On 13 January 2012, it was reported that the on-board supply of helium-3 used in Planck's dilution refrigerator had been exhausted, and that the HFI would become unusable within a few days.

His engines have failed to fire for re-entry and he is stranded in orbit, where he faces death due to asphyxiation as he depletes the on-board supply of oxygen.

The documents coming over the equipment threatened to exhaust the on-board supply of paper as they passed over Cape Verde, inbound to Kinshasa.