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Strizh (space suit)
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<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2> <p>Allowed ejections up to an altitude of 30 km (100,000 ft) and speeds up to Mach 3.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>Name: Strizh Rescue Spacesuit<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>Derived from: Baklan full pressure suit </p><p>Manufacturer: <a href="/facts/NPP_Zvezda/Yj3PN0ms">NPP Zvezda</a> </p><p>Missions: Used on mannequins on the unmanned space shuttle Buran flight <a href="/facts/Buran_(spacecraft)/s0nNfe61">1K1</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Function: Intra-vehicular activity (IVA) and <a href="/facts/Ejection_seat/nl3AmHHI">Ejection</a> </p><p>Operating Pressure: 400 hPa (5.8 psi)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>Suit Weight: 18 kg (40 lb)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130115034951/http://www.zvezda-npp.ru/english/05.htm">Photo of Strizh space suit</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X. <a href="1-85233-732-X" target="_blank">1-85233-732-X</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X. <a href="1-85233-732-X" target="_blank">1-85233-732-X</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X. <a href="1-85233-732-X" target="_blank">1-85233-732-X</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X. <a href="1-85233-732-X" target="_blank">1-85233-732-X</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Isaac Abramov & Ingemar Skoog (2003). Russian Spacesuits. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85233-732-X. <a href="1-85233-732-X" target="_blank">1-85233-732-X</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>