Orlan space suit

[1][2][3] The first spacewalk using an Orlan suit took place on December 20, 1977, on the Soviet space station Salyut 6, during the Soyuz 26 mission.

On February 3, 2006, a retired Orlan fitted with a radio transmitter, dubbed SuitSat-1, was launched into orbit from the International Space Station.

'sea eagle') On 27 September 2008, Liu Boming wore one of the Orlan suits in order to assist Zhai Zhigang during the space walk portion of Shenzhou 7 mission.

[8] In June 2009, the latest computerized Orlan-MK version was tested during a five-hour spacewalk to install new equipment on the International Space Station.

[citation needed] The new suit's main improvement is the replacement of the radio-telemetry equipment in the Portable Life Support System backpack which contains a mini-computer.

Space-rated designations include the Orlan-D, Orlan-DM, Orlan-DMA, and Orlan-M models; the Orlan-GN, Orlan-T, and Orlan-V are used in training and are used underwater.

Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev next to two Orlan-MK models on the International Space Station
Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov , next to the Orlan-M spacesuit
Attired in a Russian Orlan-M spacesuit, astronaut John Phillips participates in an extra-vehicular activity . Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is seen in Phillips' helmet visor .
Orlan-D
Orlan-DMA
Orlan-M
Orlan-MK
Spacesuit Orlan-MKS No.2 at MAKS-2013 (air show)
Clayton Anderson enters an Orlan-M suit through the rear hatch. (NASA)