CONTROL PANEL FOR RUSSIAN "USK" COSMONAUT SELF-RESCUE DEVICE

Description

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CONTROL PANEL FOR RUSSIAN "USK" COSMONAUT SELF-RESCUE DEVICE
It's offered to your attention the
control panel
for one of the most unique equipment in Russian manned space program - the cosmonaut
self-rescue device USK
(the Russian abbriviation standing for "ustroistvo spaseniya kosmonavta"). The device is intended to return a cosmonaut to the space station in case of contact loss during extravehicular activities. It allows maneuvering in outer space using gas micro thrusters.
Condition
- excellent.
COA
can be applied by buyer's request.
Made in Russia.
Please take a look through the photos for details.
Control panel from the front
Control panel from the back
Control panel from the bottom
Reference data.
The USK device itself has been developed at the Research, Development and Production Enterprise "Zvezda". It can be used with the spacesuits of Orlan family. It's designed as a backpack type device with thrusters, to be mounted on the spacesuit from the back. Below are some performance attributes of the device what may be interesting:
The number of spacewalks with one device - 40.
The number of self-rescue cycles of a cosmonaut - 5.
Weight of the device - no more than 55 kg (121 pounds US).
Total weight of the system including the spacesuit and a cosmonaut - no more than 255 kg (562 pounds US).
Time required for the devise's systems to reach full operation - no more than 2 seconds.
Design features.
The cosmonaut self-rescue device was designed for operation with spacesuits of the Orlan family during extra-vehicular activity. The device is mounted on spacesuit onboard the Russian segment of the International Space Station. In case the cosmonaut loses contact with the surface of the station the device provides a possibility of maneuvering using gas micro thrusters in tether-free (and connection-free) open outer space in order to return to the International Space Station. The device is not intended for routine maneuvering near the station, as it has only a small supply of propellant gas and solely serves as self-rescue equipment.
The illustration is to show how to operate the USK device with the control panel
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