Staying Alive: The Sokol Spacesuit

Come learn the brief history of spacesuits from the earliest pressure suits worn by aviators in the 1930s to the state of the art used on the International Space Station. You'll get a chance to see an actual Russian Sokol Spacesuit with a demonstration of its features and its use. Made in great numbers since 1973, Sokol is the most commonly used spacesuit and is described as a rescue suit, not capable of being used outside the spacecraft in a spacewalk or extra-vehicular activity. The Sokol spacesuit (Russian: Cокол, Falcon) is a type of Russian space suit worn by all who fly on the Soyuz spacecraft.

Speaker: Faride Khalaf