TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - EVA safety design guidelines
JO  - Acta astronautica
A1  - Tremblay, P.
SP  - 59
EP  - 68
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - An Extravehicular Mobility Unit is a closed and isolated environment that protects the astronaut from exposure to space environment. Eighty-four percent of the possible hardware failures occurring during Extravehicular Activity (EVA) would result in an abort of the EVA. Fifty-two percent of these failure modes would result in a loss of a critical life support function and directly compromise crew safety. Crew safety is not, however, limited to controlling hardware failures. Safety can be compromised by improper in-flight servicing or induced by interfacing equipment during EVA related activity. This paper addresses these potential hazard sources and approaches used to enhance equipment reliability and astronaut safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0094-5765
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -