Human missions to Mars may require radical changes in our approach to EVA suit design. A major challenge is the balance of building a suit robust enough to complete 50 EVAs in the dirt under intense UV exposure without losing mechanical strength or compromising its mobility. We conducted ground testing on both current and new space suit materials to determine performance degradation after exposure to 2500 hours of Mars mission equivalent UV. This testing will help mature the material technologies and provide performance data that can be used by not only the space suit development teams but for all Mars inflatable and soft goods derived structures from airlocks to habitats.


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    Titel :

    Testing of Space Suit Materials for Mars


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    JSC Community and Public Tech and Tell ; 2016 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-11-02


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch