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Comparing Apollo and Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Operations Paradigms for Human Exploration During NASA Desert-Rats Science OperationsNASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS) field test is one of several analog tests that NASA conducts each year to combine operations development, technology advances and science under planetary surface conditions. The D-RATS focus is testing preliminary operational concepts for extravehicular activity (EVA) systems in the field using simulated surface operations and EVA hardware and procedures. For 2010 hardware included the Space Exploration Vehicles, Habitat Demonstration Units, Tri-ATHLETE, and a suite of new geology sample collection tools, including a self-contained GeoLab glove box for conducting in-field analysis of various collected rock samples. The D-RATS activities develop technical skills and experience for the mission planners, engineers, scientists, technicians, and astronauts responsible for realizing the goals of exploring planetary surfaces.
Document ID
20110008113
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Yingst, R. A. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Cohen, B. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ming, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Eppler, D. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 7, 2011
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-22850
Meeting Information
Meeting: 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 7, 2011
End Date: March 11, 2011
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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