Listen to this audio excerpt from Paul Boehm, Orion crew support and thermal systems functional area manager:
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As the Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon, they'll rely on systems inside the Orion spacecraft to live, work, and keep them safe during their mission. At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Paul Boehm, crew support and thermal systems functional area manager in the Orion Crew and Service Module Office, leads this work.
Boehm oversees life support systems, flight equipment, and Orion Crew Survival System suits worn during launch and re-entry. Developed, designed, and built by Boehm's team, these systems are set to fly for the first time with crew aboard Orion on Artemis II.
Sustaining the crew in the harsh environment of deep space is no simple task, especially when it comes to a complex system like the environmental control and life support system (ECLSS).
