Spacesuits

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>>2522731
Starting with the SK-1, worn by Yuri Gagarin during the first manned spaceflight.

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>>2522734

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>>2522736

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>>2522737
The Navy Mk IV spacesuit was developed from earlier flight suits for use in Project Mercury.

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>>2522836

Thanks anon, sweet collection

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>>2522839

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>>2522847

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>>2522867

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>>2522868
The XMC-2 was an experimental suit used on early X-15 flights before being replaced by the MC-2

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>>2522870

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>>2522871

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>>2522882

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>>2522885
The Berkut spacesuit was a modified SK-1 suit with a life support backpack used to perform the first spacewalk during the Voskhod 2 mission.

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>>2522890

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>>2522893

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>>2522894

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>>2522897
The G2C spacesuit was used for early training and testing during Project Gemini, but never flew in space.

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>>2522902
The G3C was used on the first manned Gemini mission, Gemini III.

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>>2522903

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>>2522904

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>>2522909

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>>2522911

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>>2522912
The G4C was used on all subsequent Gemini flights (except Gemini VII) and facilitated extravehicular activities.

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>>2522921
Gemini VII used the G5C spacesuit, modified to be taken off inside the small Gemini capsule during the 14-day flight.

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>>2522927
Gemini IX-A used a G4C suit with Chromel-R "pants" to protect Eugene Cernan from the hot gases expelled from the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit. Difficulty during the EVA led to the AMU not being tested.

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>>2522931
The AMU was intended to be worn on the astronaut's back and used hydrogen peroxide thrusters for maneuvering.

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>>2522932
Buzz Aldrin on EVA during Gemini XII, the last flight of the Gemini program.

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>>2522937

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>>2522940
The Yastreb spacesuit was a further modified Berkut suit with a system of pulleys and cables to facilitate movement while pressurized. It was only used once in 1969, for the EVA crew exchange between Soyuz 4 and 5.

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>>2522943

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>>2522944
For Block I Apollo missions, the G3C Gemini spacesuit was modified to create the A1C. The crew of Apollo 1 were the only astronauts to wear the A1C suit. After the Apollo 1 fire, all manned Block I flights were cancelled and use of the A1C suit ended.

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>>2522948

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>>2522949
Following the Apollo 1 fire, the A1C suit was replaced with the A7L suit, designed for lunar EVAs (shown here without the Integrated Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment).

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>>2522954
From Apollo 15 onwards, the A7L was replaced with the A7LB, which was designed for longer-duration EVAs and featured additional joints at the neck and waist to allow astronauts to sit in and drive the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

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>>2522962

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>>2522963
Beginning in 1973 (after the Soyuz 11 tragedy), Soyuz crews wore the Sokol-K spacesuit.

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>>2522966
The Sokol-K was later modified to create the Sokol-KV2, which is still worn by Soyuz crews today.

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>>2522968
Sokol spacesuits feature a front-entry design, with a large tube in the pressure layer that is tightly rolled and tied off to create an airtight seal.

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>>2522975
Skylab crews wore modified A7LB suits with a simplified ITMG and visor assembly. Life support was provided via an umbilical with a backup oxygen supply worn on the astronaut's leg.

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>>2522980
The crew of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project wore further simplified A7LB suits, with unused gas connectors removed and a simplified cover layer. Since no EVA was planned, EVA helmets and gloves weren't carried onboard.

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>>2522983

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>>2522984

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>>2522986
The Krechet-94 was designed for a manned Soviet moon landing. It was the first ever semi-rigid spacesuit, with an aluminum upper torso and a rear-entry hatch.

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>>2522988

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>>2522990
The Orlan EVA suit was designed concurrently with the Krechet-94. It was solely an EVA suit and as such lacks the waist and hip joints from the Krechet.

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>>2522993

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>>2522995
Crews of the first four Space Shuttle missions (which were fitted with ejection seats) wore Shuttle Ejection Escape Suits, designed to allow ejections up to Mach 2.7 and 80,000ft.

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>>2523001
After STS-4 the Space Shuttle was declared operational. The ejection seats were removed and crews wore no pressure suits until after the Challenger disaster.

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>>2523003
After the Challenger disaster, shuttle crews wore the partial-pressure Launch Entry Suit. It was a direct descendant of the suits worn by X-15 pilots and Gemini astronauts.

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>>2523006
Limitations of the partial-pressure LES led NASA to shift to the full-pressure Advanced Crew Escape Suit in 1994. It was worn by all subsequent shuttle crews until the end of the program. A modified ACES will be used on future Orion flights.

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>>2523011

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>>2523014
The Extravehicular Mobility Unit was used to conduct EVAs from both the Shuttle and the ISS. It features a hard upper torso and soft limbs. It was first used to perform an EVA on STS-6.

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>>2523015
STS-41B was the first untethered spacewalk. Bruce McCandless (wearing an EMU) used the Manned Maneuvering Unit to fly 320 ft. from the Space Shuttle.

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>>2523018
On STS-41-C George Nelson made an unsuccessful attempt to capture the malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission satellite during an untethered EVA. The satellite was later successfully captured with the Shuttle's robotic arm and repaired on subsequent EVAs.

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>>2523022

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>>2523025
The Strizh was designed for use on the Soviet Buran shuttle. Strizh allowed for ejection at speeds up to Mach 3 and altitudes up to 30 km. While Buran only made one unmanned spaceflight, it carried dummies wearing Strizh spacesuits.

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>>2523026

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>>2523027
The Chinese Shenzhou IVA suit is heavily influenced by the Sokol-KV2 but is believed to be Chinese-made.

>>2523029
You're the shit OP. I am really loving this thread and the info on the technology of the suits. Thanks so much

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>>2523029
China's first spacewalk used the Feitian EVA suit, which is based on the Russian Orlan.

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>>2523032
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it.

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>>2523036
Chinese Taikonauts after the Shenzhou 10 mission.

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>>2523040
And now that we've covered all the spacesuits worn by astronauts so far, it's time for some fun.

This is Cameron Smith, anthropology professor at Portland State university and founder of Pacific Spaceflight. PacSpace has the goal of building a lightweight, low-cost pressure suit.

The first pressure suit built by Dr. Smith (The Mark I "Tsiolkovski") used a diving drysuit as a pressure bladder and a Soviet high-altitude flight suit helmet.

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>>2523045

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>>2523046

The Mark I suit featured a pressure restraint garment made from a modified flight coverall.

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>>2523051

The pressure restraint garment gives the suit structure and prevents it from "ballooning" when pressurized.

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>>2523054

An orange flight coverall is worn over the pressure restraint layer for visibility and protection.

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>>2523060
The Mark II "Gagarin" suit is a modified Mark I, featuring new constant-volume elbow joints for increased mobility.

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>>2523061

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>>2523062
Mk. II flotation testing

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>>2523067
The Mark III "Plasma" suit replaced the bulky elbow joints of the Mk. II with a new, slimmer design.

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>>2523068
Testing the Mk. III suit in a mockup "capsule."

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>>2523069

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>>2523070
Mk. III suit with coverall.

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>>2523075
The latest suit is the Mark IV "Zaphod." It features all soft joints and an integrated faceplate instead of a helmet (similar to the Gemini G5C suit).

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>>2523078
Mk. IV suit

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>>2523079
The Mk. IV suit also has a front-entry design like the Sokol.

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>>2523085
Performing a "beat test" of pressurized seams.

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>>2523086
Dr. Smith's sketches of his pressure suit designs.

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>>2523087
Showing of the suits at TEDx Portland.

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>>2523089
And to wrap up the spacesuit posts, here's Elon Musk in a mockup SpaceX-designed spacesuit.

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>>2523092
I lied, a few of Manned Orbiting Laboratory suit pictures to finish up.

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>>2523109
These suits never flew, but were intended for use on the military MOL space station.

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>>2523113
The MOL spacesuit gloves had sharkskin pads on the fingertips for grip, and metal "fingernails" to pick up and manipulate small objects.

>>2522890

That thing almost killed its wearer. It inflated to near-total rigidity (and a lot of sweat from what I remember) during the space walk and wouldn't fit back into the inflatable airlock. He ultimately had to depressurize the suit and basically give himself a case of the Bends to get back in the capsule.

>>2523109
>>2523110

I remember when they found these; I had only just recently read about the MOL. The fact that Cape Canaveral is full of weird back-rooms and side closets likely full of weird shit from our Space programs gives me a massive boner.

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>>2522868
I forgot some good Navy Mk IV pictures

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>>2523215
Here's NASA's Z2 prototype suit.

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Z2 waist joint

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Z2 shoulder components

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>>2522731
Lemme know if you have a request

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>>2523224

Blue Origin just launched a capsule into suborbital space and the recovered the booster.

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>>2526264

>>2523210
>>2523211
not bad

>>2526262
not to be picky, but isn't that a space_ship_ and not a SUIT?
just checking

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>>2529256
lateral thinking would prefer both if ascending in to any void

>>2529256
not to be annoying, but:

>Gonna start with spacesuits and maybe post some other stuff after.
>and maybe post some other stuff after.
>other stuff after.

>>2524240
awesome pics, OP, thank you. do you know a place were i can hac¡ve some tech specs of the suits? nothing too deep. i'm just admiring and curious

>>2529453
There are a few good books to check out:

This one has some great pictures as well as a lot of good historical context and design details.

http://www.amazon.com/Spacesuits-Smithsonian-National-Museum-Collection/dp/1576874982/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448909556&sr=8-1&keywords=spacesuits

This one is specifically about the Apollo spacesuits:

http://www.amazon.com/Spacesuit-Fashioning-Apollo-Nicholas-Monchaux/dp/026201520X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448909556&sr=8-2&keywords=spacesuits

US Spacesuits has tons of great technical details and diagrams:

http://www.amazon.com/U-Spacesuits-Springer-Praxis-Books/dp/144199565X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1448909556&sr=8-3&keywords=spacesuits

And its counterpart, Russian Spacesuits, is equally informative:

http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Spacesuits-Springer-Praxis-Books/dp/185233732X/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=61yoyD2nw1L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR114%2C160_&refRID=146KYXKVRSAJJXECK5W2

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>>2526265

Continuing from here
>>2529742

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>>2529748

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>>2529802

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>>2529803
And of course we couldn't talk about Cygnus without the CRS Orb-3 failure

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>>2529817

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>>2529818
And now some of the upgraded Cygnus for the return to flight, currently scheduled for December 3rd, 2015 aboard an Atlas V.

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>>2529824
Atlas V core erected ahead of launch.

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>>2529826
Centaur upper stage mated to the Atlas V core stage.

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>>2529827
Cygnus encapsulation

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>>2529828

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>>2529829
Encapsulated Cygnus mated atop the Atlas V

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>>2529831

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>>2529832
Full vehicle stacked and awaiting launch on the 3rd.

Thanks for the great Cygnus photos!

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>>2529833
Some photos of Atlas V rolling out to the pad earlier today.

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>>2530916

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>>2530920

Awesome thread. OP. I love this shit. Thanks.

>>2530931

Glad you like it! The collection is always growing (over 18,500 files now)! I'll get a torrent of everything together sometime later this month.

>>2529447
fair enough. great pics either way.

>>2530921
Launch scrubbed due to bad weather, next attempt is December 4th at 5:33pm EST.

>>2531732
Scrubbed again, trying again December 5th at 5:10 pm EST.

>>2530937
that'd be awesome! please do.

>>2532039
Another scrub, next attempt December 6th at 4:44 pm EST

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>>2532548

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>>2533228
Good launch today. Cygnus is on its way to the ISS.

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>>2533229

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>>2533239
Rendezvous and berthing scheduled for Wednesday morning. More photos coming.

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>>2534195
Enhanced Cygnus spacecraft approaching the ISS

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>>2534943

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>>2535032

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>>2534943
...all that's missing is a Pepsi logo

(The Cygnus spacecraft is an American automated cargo spacecraft) ..

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jesus... all that's missing is the mistletoe

Spacetoots

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>>2538258
whatever's next to conjoin with the iss...? a frigging mosque!

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>>2539577
That would be BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, scheduled to launch to the ISS about SpaceX's CRS-8 resupply mission in February 2016.

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>>2539758
Here it is packed up for launch.

>>2522731
245 images denotes a good thread

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...246

Great thread. Bump for viewing pleasure.

up

>>2552426
4u

>>2522953
It's still fucking amazing that we got there. Thanks for this pic.

>>2522954
gotta love a good hollywood sound stage