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Russian Complete Sokol KV-2 Flown Pressurized Spacesuit. ...
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Russian Complete Sokol KV-2 Flown Pressurized Spacesuit. A complete crew "rescue" suit including helmet, avionics, gloves, and boots, as made by NPP Zvezda for Soyuz cosmonauts. Markings on the gloves indicate that this belonged to Cosmonaut Anatoly Artsebarsky and that it had flown to the Mir space station. This suit was apparently worn by him on Soyuz TM-12/ Mir EO9 where he spent 144+ days in the Mir space station. Interestingly, Artsebarsky was in space during the August 1991 Soviet coup attempt. This model suit was first used on Soyuz T-2 in 1980 and is still in use today during launch and descent. This suit is white nylon canvas with blue trim. It has an attached pressurized hood with a hinged plastic visor secured to a blue anodized aluminum clavicle flange, trussed sleeves with adjustable articulating cables in the upper arm and webbed belt lashings, a pressure gauge on the left sleeve, detachable gloves, double-V-front zip closure, lace-up crotch with triangular placket, anodized aluminum umbilical interfaces on body for electrical, air and coolant line with attached cables and hoses, pressure equalization valve on chest, support sling wrapping from chest to back by means of webbed belts and metal clips, adjustable metrically calibrated webbed straps attached to metal rings on side seams and along crotch, pleated knees, a utility pocket on each leg, attached soled feet, and a rubberized Kapron cloth lining with Zvezda logo on the chest. Rarely offered complete with boots and headset. Fine condition with definite signs of use and wear.Early Soyuz spaceflight carried no pressurized suits for use during ascent and descent. The three man crew of Soyuz 11 died during re-entry because the spacecraft depressurized. The government investigating committee recommended that pressure suits be worn during the critical portions of their missions and the NPP Zvezda company was given the contract to develop this series of suits. The Zvezda website gives the following description of the Model KV-2 suit: The SOKOL-KV-2 is a lightweight suit with a soft integral helmet, having a visor sliding up/down. The mass of such a suit does not exceed 9-10 kg. This spacesuit is designed for the most dangerous phases of the mission in terms of cabin depressurization hazard: in the ascent phase, during docking and in the re-entry phase. In case of emergency, a cosmonaut can quickly don the spacesuit in the spacecraft without any assistance. In case of cabin depressurization, the cosmonaut in a sealed spacesuit can work in the cabin for 2 hours. When the spacesuit is not sealed, it is ventilated with cabin air. In case of spacecraft cabin depressurization, pure oxygen (instead of gas mixture) is supplied to the spacesuit from the oxygen source. This source is also used by the on-board system, which maintains the cabin gas mixture composition.
Auction Info
2011 June Dallas Signature Space Exploration Auction #6052 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2011
3rd
Friday
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