Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit
E673856
The Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit is NASA’s primary spacesuit used during Space Shuttle missions for spacewalks, providing life support, mobility, and protection for astronauts working outside the spacecraft.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit | 1 |
| extravehicular mobility unit | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extravehicular mobility unit
ⓘ
life support system ⓘ spacesuit ⓘ |
| designedFor |
microgravity operations
ⓘ
orbital operations ⓘ |
| developedBy | NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | vacuum of space ⓘ |
| gasType | oxygen ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Hard Upper Torso
ⓘ
Lower Torso Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Primary Life Support System ⓘ communications carrier assembly ⓘ display and control module ⓘ gloves ⓘ helmet ⓘ liquid cooling and ventilation garment ⓘ safety tether attachment points ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
independent life support backpack
ⓘ
integrated communications system ⓘ modular design ⓘ temperature regulation system ⓘ visored helmet ⓘ waste management system ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole |
International Space Station assembly tasks
ⓘ
assembly of space structures ⓘ maintenance of spacecraft exteriors ⓘ repair of satellites ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| pressureType | gas-pressurized suit ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
enable work outside spacecraft
ⓘ
support astronaut survival outside spacecraft ⓘ |
| provides |
life support
ⓘ
micrometeoroid protection ⓘ mobility ⓘ radiation protection ⓘ thermal protection ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier Apollo-era EVA suits ⓘ |
| status | operational during Space Shuttle era ⓘ |
| successor | ISS Extravehicular Mobility Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Space Shuttle astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extravehicular activity
ⓘ
spacewalks ⓘ |
| usedInEnvironment | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usedOnMissionType | Space Shuttle EVA missions ⓘ |
| usedOnProgram |
International Space Station program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle | Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit