Spacesuit that was developed specially for Yuri Gagarin
For other uses, see SK-1.
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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.
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.
Specifications※
Allowed ejections up to 8 km (26,000 ft).
- Name: SK-1/SK-2 Spacesuit
- Manufacturer: NPP Zvezda
- Missions: Vostok 1 to Vostok 6
- Function: Intra-vehicular activity (IVA) and Ejection
- Operating Pressure: 270 to 300 hPa (3.9 to 4.4 psi)
- Suit Weight: 20 kg (44 lb)
- Primary Life Support: Vehicle Provided
References※
- ^ 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