The design for the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) is continuously being developed and many previous gaps in technologies have begun initial development. Various Exploration Portable Life Support System (xPLSS) Hatch components had been at a stall in technology development for many years including the Feedwater Supply Assembly, Trace Contaminant Control System, and the thermal loop filters. The challenging requirements and initial design of these components were previously discussed in “Exploration Portable Life Support System Hatch Component Design Challenges and Progress”. NASA has plans to go back to the Moon. The development of each of these components is relevant not only to the xEMU, but also to the International Space Station, Gateway, and commercial space businesses. As the xPLSS is being designed, built, integrated, and tested at the NASA Johnson Space Center, technology solutions will have a direct incorporation path as the xPLSS is matured to meet design and performance goals. This is a follow on paper to discuss the initial implementation of the hatch component designs, changes due to existing challenges, and performance results of these components as the xEMU project completes the first phase of towards flight, known as Design Verification Test (DVT).


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    Title :

    Exploration Portable Life Support System Hatch Component Design


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    Conference:

    50th International Conference on Environmental Systems ; 2021 ; Virtual, PT


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English




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