EVA Suit Microbial Leakage Investigation Project

The objective of this project is to collect microbial samples from various EVA suits to determine how much microbial contamination is typically released during simulated planetary exploration activities. Data will be released to the planetary protection and science communities, and advanced EVA syst...

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Published inNASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Reports
Main Authors Falker, Jay, Baker, Christopher, Clayton, Ronald, Rucker, Michelle
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 26.01.2016
Subjects
Contamination
Leakage
Microorganisms
Space exploration
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Summary:The objective of this project is to collect microbial samples from various EVA suits to determine how much microbial contamination is typically released during simulated planetary exploration activities. Data will be released to the planetary protection and science communities, and advanced EVA system designers. In the best case scenario, we will discover that very little microbial contamination leaks from our current or prototype suit designs, in the worst case scenario, we will identify leak paths, learn more about what affects leakage--and we'll have a new, flight-certified swab tool for our EVA toolbox.