NASA career Steve Chappell

chappell performing eva during neemo 14 mission

chappell’s diverse background , experience led him work wyle integrated science & engineering @ nasa jsc, has been employed since 2008. helping define , execute research needed optimize human performance in next-generation spacesuits , eva systems. part of job, has led , taken part in studies in different exploration analog environments including high arctic, parabolic flight aircraft, , partial gravity simulators @ jsc. major contributor design of mockups , procedures used during neemo 14.

chappell nasa astronaut candidate interviewee in 2009. in may 2010, chappell became aquanaut through participation in joint nasa-noaa, neemo 14 (nasa extreme environment mission operations) project, exploration research mission held in aquarius, world s undersea research laboratory. prior mission, chappell quoted saying looking forward working team other crewmembers during neemo 14 nasa take next steps push forward frontier of space exploration.

although chappell works @ jsc, of time spent working remotely near boulder. remains active rocky mountain rescue group, having served operations director 2006 2008 , president of executive board 2010 2012, , again operations director 2013 present. chappell enjoys running, canyoneering, reading, , painting. chappell served deputy mission manager neemo 15 mission in october 2011. during neemo 16 mission in june 2012, chappell served technical director near-earth asteroid exploration eva objectives, in-water test director, , piloted deepworker submersible.