- Kevin Rullman
- NASA
Johnson Space Center
Kevin has been with NASA JSC since graduating from Texas A&M University in 2000 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. Currently working under the Engineering Sciences Contract Group (ESCG) with Jacobs Sverdrup, Kevin primarily supports Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) related hardware and requirement testing. Originally from Texas, he enjoys running, mountain biking, hunting and fishing, flight instructing and diving.
Kevin’s support for the NEEMO missions is centered around a study on how center of gravity and overall weight affects an Astronaut/Aquanaut wearing a space suit and life support system. A better understanding of the center of gravity and weight can possibly lead to the most efficient space suit system geared towards future planetary exploration missions.
After starting at NASA, Kevin obtained his NAUI open water SCUBA certification. Upon the completion various recreational dives, he began supporting International Space Station (ISS) Engineering Development Testing at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) as a Guest Diver. Primarily working on the ISS Nodes development, dive support consisted of Enriched Air Nitrox Scuba and surface supplied Nitrox for station mockup configuration verification and crew procedures testing.