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Lower Profile, Lighter Weight Space Suit Bearings, Phase I
Completed
Description
Air-Lock will deliver a final report based on the follwoing: 1. Historical summary of bearing design evolution throughout the life of the EMU Program 2. Material research to identify lightweight materials best suited for each beairng. 3. Redesign of current EMU bearings to lower bearing profile and mass.
Details
| Technology area | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems > Human Health and Performance > Decompression Sickness Mitigation |
| Program | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR) |
| Lead organization | Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX |
| Start date | 2005-01-12 |
| End date | 2005-07-25 |
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