An EMU program activity is considered aimed at achieving a 25 percent reduction in ground turnaround man-hours and processing time between missions and extending EVA on-orbit capabilities. Tasks being implemented with expected benefits to NASA-manned spaceflight programs are identified and described. It is concluded that the EMU enhancements made to increase durability and reduce ground processing time will also provide the capability for on-orbit suit resizing and make possible the extension of the present on-orbit certification limit from 3 to 5 EVAs.
Shuttle extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) operational enhancements
1990-01-01
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Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Operational Enhancements
SAE Technical Papers | 1990
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