Overview: EVA 105 extends upon the introductory life support system curriculum presented in EVA 101 to include specific EVA space suit systems and test and validation procedures in an underwater analog environment. The course covers a historical analysis of specific US and Russian EVA space suit development programs, EVA space suit systems, laboratory test protocols, terminology and etiquette, EVA space suit test development, and design drivers of future EVA space suit systems. Students will be responsible to develop testing procedures based on tools and procedures developed in EVA 102 (Space Medicine), EVA 103 (Planetary Field Geology and EVA Tool Development), or for microgravity operations.

Course Objectives: To provide entry-level familiarization of operations and tasks associated with in-space EVA.

Curriculum:

1. Introduction to the Underwater Environment (neutral buoyancy)
2. Human Performance and Limitations (diving and saturation diving medicine)
3. Underwater Procedures and Operations
4. Testing Tools (performance, ergonomy)
5. Testing Suits (movement, sensors, design)
6. EVA training (NBL, NBF, Hydro Lab)
7. Airlock and NBL Operations
8. Vehicle Utilization
9. Reduced Mobility and Movement
10. Underwater Habitats and Isolation (building, performance)
11. Special Topic: Saturation and Hyperbaric Medicine
12. Special Topic: NAUI and Scientific Diving
13. Underwater Science and Marine Biology

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