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Topic: Wearing an Orlan spacesuit inside Soyuz
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LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-17-2017 09:52 AM
According to the caption for this Expedition 8 photo, Alexander Kaleri is entering the Soyuz spacecraft wearing an Orlan spacesuit. This photo shows him inside the Soyuz spacecraft wearing his Orlan suit, according to the caption. The photos are dated November 2003. There were no EVAs that month.Are the captions correct? Why would a cosmonaut need to be wearing an Orlan suit inside the Soyuz spacecraft? There were a couple of IVAs (intravehicular activities) on the International Space Station, but I don't think this was one of them. If it wasn't an EVA or an IVA, why was he suited up? |
PowerCat Member Posts: 193 From: Herington, KS, USA Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 05-17-2017 01:14 PM
I saw that in February 2004 there was the first two person crew aboard ISS to do an EVA. I wonder if it was some sort of fit check if there were problems during the EVA? |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-17-2017 01:45 PM
Look beyond the Orlan in photo 5896. Is that an unsuited crewman in the Soyuz? |
MSS Member Posts: 633 From: Poland Registered: May 2003
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posted 05-17-2017 02:30 PM
Just look at these iss status reports from 2003: - 03-60 (Nov 21, 2003)
To assist planners as they evaluate a potential spacewalk early next year, Expedition 8 Commnader Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri spent the first part of this week working with Russian Orlan spacesuits. They evaluated how to get into the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the Station's Pirs compartment while wearing the bulky suits. Such a procedure could be necessary if they were unable to repressurize Pirs, which is used as an airlock to begin and end Russian spacewalks, and had to board the Soyuz. - 03-59 (Nov 14, 2003)
Crewmembers are scheduled to do fit check work with the Russian spacesuits on Monday. On Tuesday they are to practice various spacewalk procedures, including boarding the ISS Soyuz 7 at the station in pressurized spacesuits. That would become necessary if they were unable to repressurize the Pirs Docking Compartment after a spacewalk.
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LM-12 Member Posts: 3208 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-17-2017 02:49 PM
Nice find. That certainly explains why Kaleri is seen wearing his Orlan suit in the Soyuz in photo 5893. |