This glove from an Orlan space suit, worn for spacewalks, was used on a space flight by Alexandr Serebrov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union and Honored Citizen of the city of Kirov.
The glove was manufactured by Zvezda Scientific Production Company named after Academician G.I. Severin (Tomilino, Moscow region), and is designed for use when carrying out any work on spacewalks. Because the glove was made to measure for Alexandr Serebrov, it was possible to improve its functionality — for example it was designed to allow the user’s wrist joints greater freedom of movement. To make it easier to work when wearing the gloves, the front surfaces (the palm and fronts of the fingers) are rubberized. The glove is signed with its wearer’s initials- AAS.
Alexandr Serebrov was born into a military family in Moscow on February 15, 1944. He spent his first few years of school in Kirov — he completed years 1–7 in School No. 14. Then he continued his education in Moscow, completing years 8–10 in School No. 36. After finishing his school studies with a silver medal, Alexandr Serebrov entered the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Faculty of Aeromechanics, and graduated as an engineer and physicist. He initially focused on scientific work, taught in university, and presented chemistry, physics and astronomy competitions for children on television. He also worked in Energiya R& D Center, before being selected as a cosmonaut in 1978. Alexandr Serebrov was the world’s 110th cosmonaut, and completed 4 space flights: the first in 1978, on board the Salyut-7 space station, the second in 1983, which was terminated early because the system responsible for bringing the spacecraft and the Salyut-7 station together did not function properly, the third in 1989 and the fourth in 1993, on board the Mir space station.
Alexandr Serebrov conducted the first tests of the “space motorcycle”, a Russian-made device to enable cosmonauts to move around in space. He flew around the whole space station on that motorcycle. But because of its large size, and the fact that it was not very convenient for working in space, the device was not used on any further missions.
In 1998, Alexandr Serebrov participated in the opening of the K.E. Tsiolkovsky Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics, and donated many exhibits, which can now be seen in the museum and in the V.P. Savinikh Children’s Space Center. Alexandr Serebrov, jointly with Victor Savinikh, served as the Honorary Chairman of the Tsiolkovsky Youth Conference, which is held by the Museum every two years.
The glove was manufactured by Zvezda Scientific Production Company named after Academician G.I. Severin (Tomilino, Moscow region), and is designed for use when carrying out any work on spacewalks. Because the glove was made to measure for Alexandr Serebrov, it was possible to improve its functionality — for example it was designed to allow the user’s wrist joints greater freedom of movement. To make it easier to work when wearing the gloves, the front surfaces (the palm and fronts of the fingers) are rubberized. The glove is signed with its wearer’s initials- AAS.
Alexandr Serebrov was born into a military family in Moscow on February 15, 1944. He spent his first few years of school in Kirov — he completed years 1–7 in School No. 14. Then he continued his education in Moscow, completing years 8–10 in School No. 36. After finishing his school studies with a silver medal, Alexandr Serebrov entered the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Faculty of Aeromechanics, and graduated as an engineer and physicist. He initially focused on scientific work, taught in university, and presented chemistry, physics and astronomy competitions for children on television. He also worked in Energiya R& D Center, before being selected as a cosmonaut in 1978. Alexandr Serebrov was the world’s 110th cosmonaut, and completed 4 space flights: the first in 1978, on board the Salyut-7 space station, the second in 1983, which was terminated early because the system responsible for bringing the spacecraft and the Salyut-7 station together did not function properly, the third in 1989 and the fourth in 1993, on board the Mir space station.
Alexandr Serebrov conducted the first tests of the “space motorcycle”, a Russian-made device to enable cosmonauts to move around in space. He flew around the whole space station on that motorcycle. But because of its large size, and the fact that it was not very convenient for working in space, the device was not used on any further missions.
In 1998, Alexandr Serebrov participated in the opening of the K.E. Tsiolkovsky Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics, and donated many exhibits, which can now be seen in the museum and in the V.P. Savinikh Children’s Space Center. Alexandr Serebrov, jointly with Victor Savinikh, served as the Honorary Chairman of the Tsiolkovsky Youth Conference, which is held by the Museum every two years.
