SHL-10 Sokol Spacesuit Communication Headset
SHL-10 Sokol Spacesuit Communication Headset
SHL-10 Spacesuit Communications Headset, worn with the Sokol KV-2 Rescue Spacesuit. Grey leather earpads connect by a nylon mesh skull-cap with a microphone mouthpiece. Similar headsets are used in the Orlan EVA Spacesuit.Allowing astronauts to communicate with the ground or with their spacecraft whilst on a spacewalk, is important. Overcoming the difficulties of the acoustic surroundings inside a spacecraft, whilst you are inside a spacesuit, has led to the development of skull-cap headsets with inbuilt microphones and speakers. They provide a dedicated system that allows two-way communication with mission control, or with the spacecraft during a spacewalk.
More information
Object number
1999-4
Location
Into Space Gallery
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Depth: 20cm
Height: 20cm
Width: 20cm
Material
Leather
Nylon
Plastic
Rubber
Object Production Date
Circa 1990
Object Production Organisation
NPP Zvezda
Object Production Place
Russia
On Display Status
On display
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