Exploration Space Suit Architecture and destination environmental-based technology development

Author

Hill, Terry R.

Author_Institution

NASA - Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

5-12 March 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

14

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Big Sky, MT

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7350-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2011.5747618

Filename

5747618