Table 1 Summary of research considerations and associated research items.
From: Planetary extravehicular activity (EVA) risk mitigation strategies for long-duration space missions
Mitigation strategies | Research consideration | Research items |
|---|---|---|
Spacesuit design | Hypercapnia prevention | Support liquid membranes, swing bed scrubber, mask sensor system |
Thermal regulation and humidity control | Spacesuit water membrane evaporator, full-body radiator, liquid cooling ventilation garment, variable geometry radiators | |
Nutrition, hydration, and waste management | Maximum absorbency garments, wastewater stabilization | |
Health and fitness requirements | High-intensity interval training, emergency procedures for incapacitated crew | |
Decompression sickness | Exercise pre-breathe protocol, hypobaric environment | |
Radiation shielding | Radiation Protection Garment (PERSEO Project), biological countermeasures, magnetic shields, hydrogenated boron nitride nanotubes, FLARE Suit | |
Dust mitigation strategies | Spacesuit integrated carbon nanotube dust ejection/removal, electrodynamic dust shield, photovoltaic dust removal technology, electron beam | |
Health monitoring and injury prevention | Biosensor, bioharness, astroskin, lifeguard, warfighter physiological status monitoring, glucowizzard, “Lab-on-Skin” Devices, BioSuit | |
Concept of operations | Astronaut fatigue | Schedule logistics, task assignments, suit mass reduction |
Psychological well-being | Assessment of autonomy, competence, and relatedness | |
Operational challenges | Heads-up display, augmented reality, holo-sextant, communication methods |
