SK-1 spacesuit

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SK-1 space suit

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.

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN   1-85233-732-X.
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