Salizhan Sharipov in the context of "Orlan space suit"

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⭐ Core Definition: Salizhan Sharipov

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (born 24 August 1964) is a retired Kyrgyz cosmonaut of Uzbek descent. Sharipov is a co-author and investigator for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project. He has been to space twice (launched from the U.S. as an astronaut in 1998 and from Russia as a cosmonaut in 2004) and has conducted two space walks. Sharipov retired on 18 July 2008.

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👉 Salizhan Sharipov in the context of Orlan space suit

The Orlan space suit (Russian: Орлан, lit. 'sea eagle') is a series of semi-rigid one-piece space suit models designed and built by NPP Zvezda. They have been used for spacewalks (EVAs) in the Russian space program, the successor to the Soviet space program, and by space programs of other countries, including NASA.

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👉 Salizhan Sharipov in the context of Orlan space suit