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RUSSIAN EVA SPACE SUIT "BERKUT" NYLON OUTER LAYER REPLICA

It's offered to your attention the replica of nylon outer shell of the Soviet BERKUT cosmonaut space suit used in 1960-s for first EVAs. The outer shell replica has all the necessary holes for electric and air plugs, valves and manometer. The original nylon outer layer is designed to protect inner main shell of the space suit from sun radiation and mechanical damage but this particular replica does not have thermal protection (metal foil) layer. Nevertheless space suit collectors may find this item outstanding because of the following:

  • The outer shell replica has been originally produced by NPP "Zvezda" - the manufacturer of all Soviet and Russian space suits.
  • The manufacturer uses the best materials for mechanical protection of the main shell.
  • "Berkut" space suit is rare to find and expensive to buy, so, this nylon outer layer may help to dress a replica mannequin.
  • If you have original "Berkut" space suit - this nylon layer should fit it.

    Berkut is Russian space suit, operational 1965. Berkut was a modified Vostok Sokol space suit. The needs of the cosmonaut were supplied not through the umbilical cord, but rather through a simple open-cycle environmental control system.

    Oxygen, used for both breathing and cooling, was contained in a metal backpack. A relief valve vented the suit into space, carrying away heat, moisture, exhaled carbon dioxide, and unconsumed oxygen. There were two relief valve pressure settings - 0.27 atmosphere or 0.40 atmosphere. Sufficient oxygen was carried for 45 minutes of depressurized activity. It was only worn on the Voskhod 2 flight, when Leonov had great difficulties in getting back into the airlock due to the suit's stiffness. It was only after switching to the lower relief valve pressure setting that, bathed in sweat, he was able to get the hatch of the inflatable airlock closed.

    The photo on the left shows the real Berkut space suit standing in Moscow space museum. Please click on the photo to enlarge it.


    Berkut spacesuit was used for the first in the world EVA by cosmonaut Alexey Leonov who stepped outboard Voshod-2 in 1965!

    The photo on the left shows this great milestone in the space exploration history! Please click to enlarge it!


    CONDITION - very good (please see the pictures).

      Made in Russia by original space suits manufacturer NPP "Zvezda".



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