SPACE MISSIONS

NASA Orion with Test Dummies and DTS DAQ Photo Credit NASA
NASA Orion drop test Photo Credit: NASA
Mars Sample Return - Perseverance

ASTRONAUT SAFETY, SPACE CAPSULE INTEGRITY & DROP TESTING

NASA ORION SPACE CAPSULE, ARTEMIS MOON MISSIONS & MARS SAMPLE RETURN PROGRAM SUPPORT

Testing Challenges:

  • Harsh test environments, including the moon!
  • Structural integrity, full-scale and high-altitude drop testing  
  • Crew safety testing with instrumented test manikins to measure launch and re-entry forces that astronauts may experience
  • Limited space and weight constraints 
  • Time-intensive and costly test setups 
  • Limited or no access to instrumentation; power considerations
  • Synchronization of high-speed cameras, triggers, power, communication, and data management

 

DTS Key Features:

  • Miniature, rugged data acquisition systems and sensors
  • Modular, configurable onboard solutions to support hundreds of sensors, including strain gauges and accelerometers
  • Data loggers with built-in sensors; ideal for unattended monitoring
  • In-dummy DAS solutions for the full family of crash test 
  • Ancillary accessories to support power, trigger, & communication
  • Data writes to non-volatile flash memory, plus streaming options
  • Experts in crash safety & injury biomechanics testing
DTS ADVANCED MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS - MINIATURE | RUGGED | HIGH-SPEED

RECOMMENDED DTS PRODUCTS FOR NASA SPACE MISSIONS

DTS SLICE6 Data Acquisition System

SLICE6 AIR

DTS SLICE6 AIR-BR Data Acquisition Unit

SLICE6 AIR-BR

The DTS TSR AIR Data Logger

TSR AIR

DTS SLICE6 Data Acquisition System

TSR PRO

SLICE NANO Data Acquisition System

SLICE NANO

DTS SLICE6 Data Acquisition System

SLICE MICRO

EV Crash Test Photo Credit IIHS

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