A well-known hazard associated with exposure to the space environment is the risk of vehicle failure due to an impact from an micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) particle. Among the vehicles of importance to NASA is the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) “spacesuit” used while performing a US extravehicular activity (EVA). An EMU impact is of great concern as a large leak could prevent an astronaut from safely reaching the airlock in time resulting in a loss of life. For this reason, a risk assessment is provided to the EVA office at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) prior to certification of readiness for each US EVA. To assess the risk of failure, a detailed finite element model (FEM) of the EMU has been created which has regions for the various shielding configurations. Each shielding configuration is based on the layers and materials over the innermost bladder layer that maintains the acceptable atmospheric environment for the astronaut. Ballistic limit equations (BLE) for each shielding configuration have been determined from hypervelocity impact testing of samples of the EMU layup.


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    Titel :

    Extravehicular Activity Micormeteoroid and Orbital Debris Risk Assessment Methodology


    Beteiligte:
    Hoffman, K. D. (Autor:in) / Hyde, J. L. (Autor:in) / Christiansen, E. L. (Autor:in) / Lear, D. M. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    2019 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium ; 2019 ; Destin, FL, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    14.04.2019


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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