NASA's Z-2 prototype space suit is the highest fidelity pressure garment from both hardware and systems design perspectives since the Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was developed in the late 1970's. Upon completion the Z-2 will be tested in the 11 foot human-rated vacuum chamber and the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the NASA Johnson Space Center to assess the design and to determine applicability of the configuration to micro-, low- (asteroid), and planetary- (surface) gravity missions. This paper discusses the 'firsts' that the Z-2 represents. For example, the Z-2 sizes to the smallest suit scye bearing plane distance for at least the last 25 years and is being designed with the most intensive use of human models with the suit model.
Z-2 Prototype Space Suit Development
2014
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
Life Support Systems , Space suits , Extravehicular mobility units , Prototypes , Evaluation , Performance tests , Systems engineering , Astronauts , Anthropometry , Carbon fibers , S glass , Garments , Composite materials , Design analysis , Mobility , Configuration management , Test facilities , Modularity , Portable life support systems , Titanium , Simulation , Three dimensional models , Scale models
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