With NASA’s past and current involvement in Human Space Exploration in low Earth orbit and on the Moon, in lunar orbit and on the surface in the near future, and interplanetary space and the surface of Mars in the coming decades, the safety of the crew during Extravehicular Activity (EVA) remains paramount. EVAs during human space flight will challenge the crew and Mission Control for not only maintenance and reliability tasks but also exploration activities during a mission. Outside of launch and landing, EVA is the most dangerous crewed operation during a mission, making proper safety measures essential. This paper will explore how EVA safety operations havebeen managed throughout NASA’s history during the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs, how it is currently being managed for the International Space Station Program, and how these methods are planned to be utilized for Exploration efforts for human space flight into the future. Understanding the theory and processes that led to the documented safety requirements in the past and present will give insight into how to manage Exploration operations in the future, and may lead to process improvement with the advancements of technology in work today.


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    Title :

    History of EVA Safety at NASA


    Contributors:
    C. Goulding (author) / M. Grabois (author) / M. Rico (author)

    Publication date :

    2021


    Size :

    1 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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