The Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), managed out of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will play critical roles in landing the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon. EHP is committed to providing safe, reliable, and effective EVA and human surface mobility capabilities that will enable astronauts to survive and work outside the confines of a base spacecraft in order to explore on and around the Moon.
EHP is comprised of several key elements, including ISS ExtraVehicular Activity, (EVA); Exploration EVA, or xEVA; the Lunar Terrain Vehicle, (LTV); EHP Technology Integration and Partnerships; and Pressurized Rovers. EHP will continue the efficient and effective development of xEVA and surface mobility technologies and align the work with other elements that touch xEVA systems. Teams already working on these futuristic projects will get additional support from a strong infrastructure and industry partnerships for the coming milestones. NASA, industry, and academia have made a significant investment in progressing these technologies to support operations in environmental extremes beyond Lower Earth Orbit (LEO). NASA plans to continue maturing xEVA and surface mobility technology to enable industry readiness to support an emerging commercial market for xEVA and surface mobility services, of which NASA intends to be one of many customers.
NASA will make available all technical data related the design and development of technology to which the Government has the rights or license to disclose. This data will aid industry in developing their own xEVA and surface mobility services capability. NASA will periodically update the technical library as it performs further capability risk-reduction, development, and maturation efforts. NASA is sharing its technical documentation in this technical library to facilitate industry access to design and requirements data. The data in this technical library is for reference only and is not a part of any particular procurement.
Note, the data in the library is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulation/Export Administration Regulation (ITAR/EAR) and will only be made available to United States (U.S.) Citizens representing U.S. entities.
