The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) spacesuit team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has focused on the development and detailed design of the xEMU to support missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and a moon landing in 2024. This paper focuses on the development and baseline detailed design of the xEMU Helmet and Extravehicular Visor Assembly (EVVA) for the xEMU. This paper will outline the challenging technical requirements, significant architectural trades, technical solutions required to overcome these challenges, and a status of the detailed design. The preliminary results of Design Verification Testing (DVT) as it relates specifically to Helmet and EVVA will also be provided, along with a forward strategy for final maturation into a flight-ready design.


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    Title :

    xEMU Helmet and Extravehicular Visor Assembly (EVVA) Hardware


    Contributors:
    K. Davis (author) / T. Kukla (author)

    Publication date :

    2022


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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