An historical review of the different concepts of EVA suits, both in U.S. and USSR; is given and the coherence of today's concepts in both countries is shown. The complexity of the U.S. Orbiter, and the type of missions for which it is designed lead to a ground serviced EVA suit system optimized for in-orbit autonomy and mobility. The MIR Salyut and EVA suits are fundamentally housekeeping tools for these stations. They are optimized for on-orbit adjustment and maintenance. An analysis of the technical requirements of crew protection, mobility, life support and crew productivity depending on the type of activities to be performed in-orbit is given. It shows different concepts and associated constraints. Technology developments which are required to make the European EVA space suit system a productivity optimized tool, are discussed.
European EVA Suit: An Optimized Tool for Hermes/Mtff in-Orbit Operations
1989
6 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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