Scott Beibin

Elizabeth Jane Cole

Friday 1600 Crystal Ballroom: The Tardigrade v.1 EMU (extravehicular mobility unit) is designed for pressurized EVAs (extravehicular activities) during space analog research missions that focus on training for Mars and lunar surface exploration. The suit system concept emerged from a collaboration between Dr. Cameron Smith (Smith Exploration Garments), Scott Beibin (Offworld Voyage), and Elizabeth Jane Cole (Offworld Voyage), with the goal of developing a pressurized EMU training suit platform intended for improved human mobility capabilities on rough terrain during EVAs. The system is designed for easy installation and testing of experimental modular telemetry and communication systems, as well as ease of donning and doffing by analog astronauts during immersive space exploration training mission simulations. The presenters will demonstrate the capabilities and features of the Tardigrade v.1 EMU space exploration training suit platform and share a report back from the first field test held in a remote desert location.