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EARLY PHASE VEHICLE DESIGN | NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
HABITABILITY DESIGN CENTER

As part of a small, early phase, design team for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM), we worked with human factors engineers, Director of NASA Michael Griffen, and a set of experienced astronauts to begin initial 'design needs' assessments for the vehicles. An intense investigation using low-cost volumetric mock-ups determined the volumetric needs of the astronauts, and second, determined stowage needs for the crew and vehicle. Such, quick, iterative human-centric design has never been undertaken at NASA and the hope is it will increase quality of life standards on future NASA vehicles. To perform the study, heavy research of past vehicles and stowage issues was conducted, quick illustrations and designs were made, along with CAD models and physical mock-ups.

The Crew Exploration Vehicle provides many unique design challenges as it is slated to explore Mars, return to the Moon, and to replace the Shuttle servicing the International Space Station. The vehicle layout and design needs to accommodate all of these missions while exceeding NASA's quality of life-standards for the crew.