Space Hard Upper Torso (HUT) and Environmental Protection Garment (EPG), 2025
PLA, shrink wrap (courtesy of RI marina), fiberglass, Dacron (aircraft fabric), airbags (from RI junkyard), Gravity Sketch, CLO, Autodesk MAYA

Organic HUT made of composite materials that focuses on mass, manufacturing, and ergonomics. Removing load-bearing walls, integrating junk-to-function materials, and analyzing complex systems to be applied in extreme environments. Thinking divergently, I also proposed that astronauts might not need gloves and instead they should have soft robotic tentacle appendages… more to come on this.
Spacesuits merge my studies in materials engineering and apparel harmoniously, and I’m excited to continue this work as a NASA spacesuit engineer at the Johnson Space Center this summer.