Integrated Software Systems for Crew Management During Extravehicular Activity in Planetary Terrain Exploration

• Main Authors: Merrell, Ronald, Nguen, Dan, Jones, Jeffrey, Rafiq, Azhar, Lee, Pascal, Kuznetz, Lawrence
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Avionics and Aircraft Instrumentation; Canada; Devon Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20080014220

Initial planetary explorations with the Apollo program had a veritable ground support army monitoring the safety and health of the 12 astronauts who performed lunar surface extravehicular activities (EVAs). Given the distances involved, this will not be possible on Mars. A spacesuit for Mars must be...