Testing the Exploration Conops(Excon) Mockup Suit in Lunar Analog Environments in 2022

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dc.creatorTejral, Zachary
dc.creatorFlaspohler, Christine
dc.creatorKeomany, Tommy
dc.creatorGraff, Trevor
dc.creatorFester, Zachary
dc.creatorDavis, Kristine
dc.creatorCoan, Dave
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-15T15:49:01Z
dc.date.available2023-06-15T15:49:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-16
dc.descriptionZachary Tejral, Jacobs Solutions Inc., USA
dc.descriptionChristine Flaspohler, Jacobs Solutions Inc., USA
dc.descriptionTommy Keomany, Jacobs Solutions Inc., USA
dc.descriptionTrevor Graff, Jacobs Solutions Inc., USA
dc.descriptionZachary Fester, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USA
dc.descriptionKristine Davis, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USA
dc.descriptionDave Coan, Aerospace Corporation, USA
dc.descriptionICES403: Extravehicular Activity: Space Suit and Surface Mobility Operations
dc.descriptionThe 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Calgary, Canada, on 16 July 2023 through 20 July 2023.
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding how to effectively train for Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) for Artemis missions is critical. Developing high-fidelity simulation environments is important for Artemis mission preparation. Because the actual Lunar exploration environment cannot be fully replicated on Earth, it is paramount to determine where and how to properly train the Artemis team. The overall focus for this test series was developing the capability to perform Artemis simulated EVAs in high-fidelity, full-scale environments. This test series was broken into 3 distinct tests titled after the EHP integrated test team: Joint EVA Test Team (JETT). The test locations are planned to serve as Artemis training sites and were selected because of their relevance to the expected Artemis Lunar terrain. JETT1 was conducted near Kilbourne Hole by El Paso, Texas and focused on hardware development and checkout. JETT2 was conducted in the Icelandic Highlands and began the transition towards EVA concept operations (con-ops), risks and technology. JETT3 was conducted near SP Crater by Flagstaff Arizona and focused on simulating the Artemis III mission with a simulated Houston based Flight Control Team (FCT) and a Science Mission Directorate (SMD) science team. All three JETT tests utilized the Excon mockup space suit. The Excon mockup suit is a light-weight, unpressurized Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) simulator. While it cannot replicate the feel of working within a pressurized suit, it does introduce similar volume constraints and some of the mobility programing to simulate the user experience in the xEMU. Overall, the JETT testing was able to create a simulated Lunar EVA and have two subjects perform full scale operations in line with Artemis III mission expectations. Future work is planned to continue to improve the simulation quality of Lunar EVA simulations.
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dc.identifier.otherICES-2023-59
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/94505
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher2023 International Conference on Environmental Systems
dc.subjectSpacesuit
dc.subjectxEMU
dc.subjectExploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit
dc.subjectJETT
dc.subjectJoint EVA Test Team
dc.subjectDRATS
dc.subjectDesert Research And Technology Studies
dc.subjectEVA
dc.subjectExtravehicular Activity
dc.subjectArtemis
dc.subjectExploration Conops mockup spacesuit
dc.subjectExcon mockup spacesuit
dc.titleTesting the Exploration Conops(Excon) Mockup Suit in Lunar Analog Environments in 2022en_US
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