Spacewalk Suit
Orlan DMA-18 extravehicular activity spacesuit, 1988
This suit was used 13 times for spacewalks from the Mir space station. The first Orlan, or 'Sea Eagle', spacesuits were designed for the manned lunar programme. The cosmonaut enters the suit through the hinged rear 'door' containing the life-support system
[Science Museum]
Taken from the Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age exhibition at the Science Museum (September 2015 to March 2016).
Spacewalk Suit
Orlan DMA-18 extravehicular activity spacesuit, 1988
This suit was used 13 times for spacewalks from the Mir space station. The first Orlan, or 'Sea Eagle', spacesuits were designed for the manned lunar programme. The cosmonaut enters the suit through the hinged rear 'door' containing the life-support system
[Science Museum]
Taken from the Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age exhibition at the Science Museum (September 2015 to March 2016).