1972: Sokol suit type for shuttle!!!!

[carp]

1972:The launch-reentry suit for STS missions.Is basically a modified Apollo ASTP suit modified,with hard waist connector and a soft helmet .The helmet could be detachable, or hood type in Sokol (or Gemini 7) style.The suit was white,and had EVA limited capability for emergency tranfer to another Shuttle in rescue mission. http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5453/stsiv36hl.jpg http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3348/stsiv17yv.jpg http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7623/stsiv27qj.jpg

 

[carp]

And this is the EVA suit.It derived from A9L ILC suit for extended lunar AAP missions. http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/489/stseva16ox.jpg