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Extravehicular Activity & Human Surface Mobility

NASA’s Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program provides safe, reliable, and effective spacewalking and surface mobility capabilities that allow astronauts to survive and work outside the confines of a base spacecraft in order to explore on and around the Moon. Located within the Advanced Exploration Systems Division at NASA Headquarters and supporting both the Space Operations Mission Directorate and the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program is comprised of several key elements, including spacewalking capabilities in both low Earth orbit and on the Moon, the Lunar Terrain Vehicle, technology development and partnerships, and pressurized crewed rover systems. 

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Location

Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX

Founded

2022

EHP Leadership

Lara Kearney

Program Manager

Chris Hansen

Deputy Program Manager

Mike Mankin

Chief of Staff

Tamara Durham

Program Planning and Control Manager

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Systems Engineering and Integration Manager

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Mission Implementation Manager

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Safety and Mission Assurance Manager

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Flight Operations Manager

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EVA Development Project Manager

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Lunar Terrain Vehicle Project Manager

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Pressurized Rover Project Manager

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Integration and Partnerships Manager

Overview

Providing spacesuit capabilities and surface mobility systems for humanity’s return to the Moon.

NASA’s Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program represents a key cornerstone of NASA’s Artemis program to return humans to the Moon and explore deep space, as well as continuing a critical role supporting the International Space Station and the commercialization of low Earth orbit. It serves as the agency’s program to develop next-generation spacesuits, human-rated rovers (pressurized and unpressurized), and tools, along with all the necessary spacewalking support systems for use in microgravity, on the lunar surface and, eventually, on other planets. The Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program leverages commercial and international partnerships to obtain services related to extravehicular and surface mobility activities. Using commercial partnerships enables NASA to benefit from industry innovations and efficiencies and allows the vendors to offer these services to the private sector, outside of NASA programs. In this way, the program is facilitating the advancement of U.S. industry that actively benefits the economy and American taxpayer.

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When NASA sends the first astronauts to explore near the lunar South Pole, moonwalkers will wear spacesuits provided by Axiom…

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Program Contacts

Tim Hall | Johnson Space Center
Strategic Communications Manager
timothy.a.hall@nasa.gov

Victoria Ugalde | Johnson Space Center
Communications Strategist
victoria.d.ugalde@nasa.gov