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Constellation Space Suit System Development StatusThe Constellation Program has initiated the first new flight suit development project since the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was developed for the Space Shuttle Program in the 1970s. The Constellation suit system represents a significant challenge to designers in that the system is required to address all space suit functions needed through all missions and mission phases. This is in marked contrast to the EMU, which was designed specifically for micro-gravity space walks. The Constellation suit system must serve in all of the following scenarios: launch, entry and abort crew survival; micro-gravity extravehicular activity (EVA); and lunar (1/6th-gravity) surface EVA. This paper discusses technical efforts performed from May 2006 through February 2007 for the Constellation space suit system pressure garment.
Document ID
20070038274
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Ross, Amy
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Aitchison, Lindsay
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Daniel, Brian
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
Rept-07ICES-131
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Environmental systems
Location: Chicago, IL
Country: United States
Start Date: July 9, 2007
End Date: July 13, 2007
Sponsors: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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