SHL-10 Orlan Spacesuit Communication Headset
SHL-10 Orlan Spacesuit Communication Headset
SHL-10 Spacesuit Communications Headset, designed to be worn inside an Orlan EVA Spacesuit. Black leather earpads connect by a nylon mesh skull-cap with a microphone mouthpiece. Similar headsets are used in the Sokol KV-2 Rescue Spacesuit.Allowing astronauts/cosmonauts to communicate with the ground or with their spacecraft whilst on a spacewalk, is vitally important. Development of skull-cap headsets with inbuilt microphones and speakers have provided a dedicated system to allow two-way communication with mission control, or with the spacecraft during a spacewalk. The headset is put on before floating into the Orlan Spacesuit through the backpack hatch, after which the headset is plugged into the suit allowing radio communication with the spacecraft - which in turn can be relayed back to mission control.
More information
Object number
H1999-21 pt2
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Height: 20cm
Width: 20cm
Depth: 20cm
Material
Leather
Nylon
Plastic
Rubber
Object Production Date
Circa 1990
Object Production Organisation
NPP Zvezda
Object Production Place
Russia
On Display Status
Not on display
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