Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Applied Aviation Sciences
Document Type
Presentation without Video
Publication/Presentation Date
7-9-2007
Abstract/Description
In carrying out NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration, a number of different environments will be encountered that will require the crew to wear a protective space suit. Specifically, four suited mission phases are identified as Launch, Entry & Abort profiles, Contingency 0g (orbital) Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Lunar Surface EVA and Martian Surface EVA. This study presents conceptual design solutions based on a previous architecture assessment that defined space suit operational requirements for four proposed space suit configuration options. In addition, a subset of vehicle interface requirements are defined for enabling umbilical and physical connections between the suits and the various Constellation spacecraft in which they will be used. A summary of the resultant suit and component concepts and vehicle interface definitions is presented. This work was conducted during the fall semester of 2006 as part of a graduate aerospace engineering design class at the University of Colorado.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3088
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
37th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES)
Location
Chicago, IL
Paper Number
SAE paper 2007-01-3088
Number of Pages
12
Required Publisher’s Statement
This is a publication from SAE International.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Klaus, D. M., Metts, J., Kobrick, R., Mesloh, M., Monk, T., & et al. (2007). Space Suit Concepts and Vehicle Interfaces for the Constellation Program. , (). https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3088
Additional Information
Dr. Kobrick was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.