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Dustin Gohmert manages the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suits at NASA, which are critical for the upcoming Artemis II mission around the Moon. These specialized pressure suits provide life support—including oxygen, hydration, and waste management—and are engineered to protect astronauts for up to six days in an emergency contingency.
Gohmert’s team at Johnson Space Center custom-builds each suit based on astronaut feedback, ensuring comfort and safety during launch, lunar travel, and high-speed reentry. While the technical responsibility of protecting the crew is immense, Gohmert finds the work deeply inspiring, especially as a NASA engineer born after the original Moon landings, now helping to return humanity to deep space exploration.
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