Orlan space suit

Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev next to two Orlan-MK models on the International Space Station
Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, next to the Orlan-M spacesuit

The Orlan space suit (Russian: Орлан, lit. 'sea eagle') is a series of semi-rigid one-piece space suit models designed and built by NPP Zvezda. They have been used for spacewalks (EVAs) in the Russian space program, the successor to the Soviet space program, and by space programs of other countries, including NASA.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ NASA (1997). "NASA Press Briefing". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on November 16, 2001. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  2. ^ ESA (2004). "Orlan spacesuit". European Space Agency. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica (2007). "Orlan Space Suit". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002. Retrieved November 8, 2007.