The purpose of this project was to recommend the best overall glove materials for use in two different types of sample containment units at NASA's Johnson Space Center: one for lunar samples, and one for future Martian samples. In both cases, material selection was dependent on properties that related to cross-contamination such as gas permeability and offgassing. The recommended glove material prevents contamination of the Earth by the sample, while at the same time keeping the sample pristine.

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Creator

• Young, Michael Alan
• Kenney, Eric T.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D244M

Advisor

• McNamara, Karen M.

Year

• 2001

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright