Credit: Zvezda. 21,913 bytes. 256 x 393 pixels.
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| Strizh Suit - Strizh suit for Buran Credit: Zvezda. 21,913 bytes. 256 x 393 pixels. |
The Strizh full-pressure suit was developed for the Buran programme. It was qualified to protect the cosmonaut in ejections from the spaceplane at altitudes up to 30 km and speeds of up to Mach 3. The suit and the K-36RB (or K-36M-11F35) ejection seat were tested during ascent of a Soyuz booster in a series of five Progress launches (Progress 38 through 42) in 1988-1990.
 | K-36DM Ejection Seat - Buran ejection seat Credit: Zvezda. 10,883 bytes. 290 x 211 pixels. |
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