Advanced Spacesuit Architectures, Technologies, and Designs for Mars Exploration

Subtopic Problem Statement/Description: This subtopic solicits technologies and concepts for advanced Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit architectures optimized for the Martian surface environment. Areas of interest include mass reduction strategies for the Mars gravity environment, enhanced durability and performance capabilities for Mars conditions, thermal control solutions for the Mars thermal environment, and design approaches that balance mass reduction with maintainability requirements. Examples of high-value targets include lightweight upper torso architectures, advanced bearing and disconnect interfaces, materials and components providing necessary thermal control across the suit system, and technologies that offer enhanced durability and/or performance as documented in the EVA Development Roadmap (see References).