Staying Alive - The Sokol Spacesuit

Learn the history of spacesuits from the earliest pressure suits worn by aviators in the 1930s to the more recent state of the art suits used for work on International Space Station. View an actual Russian Sokol Spacesuit, with a demonstration of its features and its use. Worn by all who fly on the Soyuz spacecraft, it is known as a rescue suit not suitable for spacewalks. Explore what makes this suit so special.

Speaker: Faride Khalaf