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Russia's Olran-D EVA Spacesuit expected to fetch $50,000
If you don’t really like a Spacesuit from Apollo 11, then try a Russian make instead. And you are so in luck, a 1977-84 Olran-D suit from an aborted Russian Moon mission is being auctioned on the Internet. The Soviet "Olran-D" EVA Spacesuit was to be used as an extra-vehicular activity suit for the N1-L3, better known as "Soviet Moonshot” a series of top-secret missions with a view to land a man on the Moon, which was cancelled. NPP Zvezda wgicg was responsible for developing the rare suites came out with only 27 or training suits and seven flight variants.
The suit features a regenerative Life Support System, and a 20m electric umbilical which not just a safety joint but also connected to the suit’s power supply, radio communication and telemetry. The suit is currently estimated between $40,000 and $50,000, with an opening bid of $30,000.
by kamakshi, on August 31, 2010 - 9:42 AM in Auctions | Comments () -
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