Advanced Textiles Expo 2025

Robert Jones
Pressure Garment Engineer, Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems Branch
NASA Johnson Space Center


Robert (Bobby) Jones earned his BSME from the University of Kentucky in 2005 where he worked on a multidisciplinary team developing an unmanned aerial vehicle for Mars. His first job out of college was with ILC Dover in their space suit design group. He worked there for 11 years with a focus on Phase VI gloves and advanced suit development like the Z-2. Next, he worked with Redwire for 7 years, a company that builds experiment payloads (like a 3D bio-printer) and roll out solar arrays for ISS. For the past four years, he's worked as a contractor for NASA’s Advanced Suit Team. Work there has included the design and development of the Environmental Protection Garment for the xEMU suit and he has been the technical lead for a project developing ASTM testing for space suit gloves and fabrics. His current project involves developing a novel textile to protect astronauts from hazards at the south pole of the moon as part of the Artemis mission program. He’s married and has a daughter from China. Most of his free time is spent with them although he does find time for running, biking and swimming.

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