Integration of the Electrodynamic Dust Shield on a Lunar Habitat Demonstration UnitNASA is developing a Habitat Demonstration Unit (HDU) to investigate the feasibility of lunar surface technologies and lunar ground operations. The HDU will define and validate lunar scenario architecture through field analog testing. It will contain a four-port vertical habitat module with docking demonstration capabilities. The Electrodynamic Oust Shield (EDS) is being incorporated into the HDU to demonstrate dust removal from a viewport and from a door prior to docking procedures. In this paper, we will describe our efforts to scale up the EDS to protect a viewport 20 cm in diameter. We will also describe the development of several 20 cm x 25 cm EDS patches to demonstrate dust removal from one of the HDU doors.
Document ID
20110001590
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Calle, C. I. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Immer, C. D. (ASRC Aerospace Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Ferreira, J. (Florida Inst. of Tech. Melbourne, FL, United States)
Hogue, M. D. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Chen, A. (Oklahoma Baptist Univ. Shawnee, OK, United States)
Csonka, M. W. (ASRC Aerospace Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
VanSuetendael, N. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Snyder, S. J. (ASRC Aerospace Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
June 22, 2010
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2010-119Report Number: KSC-2010-119
Meeting Information
Meeting: Electrostatics Society of American Annual Meeting