SK-1 spacesuit

SK-1 is an initialism of "Skafandr Kosmicheskiy" # 1 (Скафандр Космический = "diving suit for space") is a spacesuit that was developed specially for Yuri Gagarin. As such, it is the first spacesuit ever used. After his successful flight on the Vostok 1 spacecraft, spacesuits of the SK series were used for space flights of other cosmonauts on Vostok spacecraft, in which the cosmonauts would eject and land separately from module.

The SK-1 was used from 1961-1963.^{[not verified in body]}

SK-2 (CK-2)

Almost exactly the same as the SK-1 but designed for a woman, it was on June 16 through 19th in 1963 on Vostok 6.^{[citation needed]}

Specifications

Allowed ejections up to 8 km (26,000 ft).^[1]

Name: SK-1/SK-2 Spacesuit^[1]
Manufacturer: NPP Zvezda
Missions: Vostok 1 to Vostok 6
Function: Intra-vehicular activity (IVA) and Ejection^[1]
Operating Pressure: 270 to 300 hPa (3.9 to 4.4 psi)^[1]
Suit Weight: 20 kg (44 lb)^[1]
Primary Life Support: Vehicle Provided

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X.

Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X.
Astronautix Sokol SK-1

External links

[Rs-1] Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X.

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