Soviet Union lunar spacesuit - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - 2012-05-15
The Krechet-94 ("Gyrfalcon"), a lunar excursion spacesuit designed for use by cosmonauts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. On display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Designed by Anatoli Stoklitskii of NPP Zvezda, it was developed in 1967. It was never used.
The suit was designed to be a man-carried space vehicle. It had 10 hours of oxygen and coolant, with a rigid aluminum upper torso, soft fabric limbs, and waist and hip joints. The shoulders and wrists had ball-bearing joints which allowed for 360 degree rotation. The inner fabric was gray nylon, and the insulation was honeycombed foil. The outer layer was a satin-weave fabric.
Cosmonauts entered the suit through a hatch in the back. The hatch could be opened from the inside by a lever near the right elbow. The hatch contained the life support elements (oxygen, etc.). A chest-mounted control and instrument panel folded out for use.
Cooling was not part of the Kretchet. This was supplied by a separate garment worn next to the skin.
Soviet Union lunar spacesuit - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - 2012-05-15
The Krechet-94 ("Gyrfalcon"), a lunar excursion spacesuit designed for use by cosmonauts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. On display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Designed by Anatoli Stoklitskii of NPP Zvezda, it was developed in 1967. It was never used.
The suit was designed to be a man-carried space vehicle. It had 10 hours of oxygen and coolant, with a rigid aluminum upper torso, soft fabric limbs, and waist and hip joints. The shoulders and wrists had ball-bearing joints which allowed for 360 degree rotation. The inner fabric was gray nylon, and the insulation was honeycombed foil. The outer layer was a satin-weave fabric.
Cosmonauts entered the suit through a hatch in the back. The hatch could be opened from the inside by a lever near the right elbow. The hatch contained the life support elements (oxygen, etc.). A chest-mounted control and instrument panel folded out for use.
Cooling was not part of the Kretchet. This was supplied by a separate garment worn next to the skin.