Title :
Exploration Space Suit Architecture and destination environmental-based technology development
Author_Institution :
NASA - Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper continues forward where EVA Space Suit Architecture: Low Earth Orbit Vs. Moon Vs. Mars left off in the development of a space suit architecture that is modular in design and could be reconfigured prior to launch or during any given mission depending on the tasks or destination. This paper will address the space suit system architecture and technologies required based upon human exploration extravehicular activity (EVA) destinations, and describe how they should evolve to meet the future exploration EVA needs of the US human space flight program.
Keywords :
aerospace engineering; design engineering; protective clothing; space vehicles; Constellation Program space suit architecture; EVA space suit architecture; US human space flight program; US space exploration; crewed flight program; destination design environment; destination environmental analysis; environmental design driver; exploration space suit architecture; extravehicular activity destination; logical clustering; low Earth orbit; modular architecture approach; nonenvironmental design driver; return on investment; specific mission point solution; Driver circuits; Earth; Humans; Moon; Space missions;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7350-2
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2011.5747618
