Credit: (c) Mark Wade. 27,339 bytes. 206 x 469 pixels.
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The Orlan spacesuit was used for Russian EVA's on Salyut, Mir, and the International Space Station. It was designed by the Zvezda OKB, and derived from the Kretchet suit intended for use on the lunar surface. It consisted of flexible limbs attached to a one-piece rigid body / helmet unit. The suit was entered through a hatch in the rear of the torso. The exterior of the hatch housed the life support equipment. Maximum operation time was three hours when the Orlan-D version of the suit was first used on Salyut 6. Later Orlan-DM versions of the suit increased this period to nine hours. The integrated design meant that no external hoses were required as in the American space suits. The suit standard pressure was 0.40 atmospheres, so that a prebreathe period of only 30 minutes was required. Electrical power and communications were via an umbilical cord to the station. Control of the suit was via a panel on the chest, with the markings in mirror image. The cosmonaut viewed the panel using a mirror on the wrist of the suit.
 | Orlan-DM Credit: Zvezda. 43,157 bytes. 350 x 376 pixels. |
 | Orlan-DM Credit: Zvezda. 35,466 bytes. 235 x 350 pixels. |
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 | Orlan Drawing Credit: NASA. 31,170 bytes. 300 x 338 pixels. |
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 | Orlan space suit Credit: © Mark Wade. 23,379 bytes. 232 x 433 pixels. |
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