NPP Swesda (Russian , English RD&PE Zvezda) is a Russian manufacturer from Tomilino with Moscow space travel manned by life support systems for airplanes and. The product range is enough from over ejection seats, to the rescue west and fire-extinguishing systems. The name "Swesda "means "star "in the Russian one.

NPP Swesda was created 1952 for the development by and air (re)fueling systems. Into the 1960er years began the development of First humans in the universe, Juri Gagarin, were equipped with a SK-1-Anzug of NPP Swesda. During star width units of the Soyuz spaceships the used Sokol come just like the Russian Orlan M used on the international space station from this manufacturer. Since 1994 Swesda is an private-economical enterprise in form of a corporation.

NPP Swesda is the main from elm of Russian air forces with ejection seats. The model K-36 is regarded of many experts as world-wide prominently. The system was examined in detail by US Navy and US air Force. IBP aircraft had already opened a manufacturing plant, in order to build the seat in the USA for the Lockheed F-22 and Lockheed Martin F-35. The US Government selected however for political reasons an ejection seat of the British manufacturer Martin Baker for the new combat aircraft.

The chief designer is Gai Iljitsch Severin.

History of the development

Between 1953 and 1957 and built NPP Swesda pressurized cabins for animals developed. These had a life support system and for flight experiments on board elevator research rockets were used. From 1959 to 1961 the development "of the Skafander Kosmitscheski-1 ran "or "Raumanzug-1 "for the first Wostok flight. Juri Gagarin and the other Wostok and Woschod cosmonauts flew series with a suit "of the SK-1 "- to the universe. The first Kosmonautin Walentina Tereschkowa was equipped with one the female physiology adapted and "SK-2 "version mentioned.

Afterwards Swesda developed the first suit for a space door (EH) mentioned from 1964 to 1965, "Berkut ". With this Alexei Leonow stepped out during the Woschod-2-Mission as first humans into space. From this 1967 a new model were developed mentioned "Jastreb ". This was used 1969 by the cosmonauts Jelissejew and Chrunow during the Sojus-4/5-Mission.

After the tragic loss of the Soyuz 11-crew the Soviet government arranged the development of a rescue suit for takeoff and landing. From experiences with the SK-1 and the pressure suit for combat pilots "Sokol "developed "for the Sokol k "space suit mentioned.

For EVAs became into the 1970ern "of the Orlan "- space suit developed, that over the years several modifications went through (Orlan D, Orlan DM, Orlan DMA (direct memory access)) the last variant "Orlan m "comes with outboard work on the Russian part of the international space station to the employment.

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• Firm homepage of NPP Swesda (English/Russian)

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