#spaceglove

[wouterhoste]

Spaceglove 1. “To Buzz Aldrin”. 2020 by Wouter Hoste 

[moonwatchuniverse]

Wristwatches have been worn under the sleeves and gloves of spacesuits for 55 years now. The Russians were the first to do so in March 1965 while it was probably Michael Collins who was the first American to wear a watch under a Gemini spacesuit in July 1966. This May 2014 Soyuz TMA-13M prelaunch photo shows European astronaut Alexander Gerst showcasing a Swedish made 45 mm diameter HALDA “space module” digital chronograph. The HALDA has interchangeable modules with mission software tracking mission elapsed time and setting for 192 countries. Besides the manual winding Omega Speedmaster with velcro over the sleeve, the large HALDA fits underneath the forearm and GP7S glove of the Sokol space suit. (Photo: ESA/NASA)

[moonwatchuniverse]

Wristwatches have been worn under the sleeves and gloves of spacesuits for 55 years now. The Russians were the first to do so in March 1965 while it was probably Michael Collins who was the first American to wear a watch under a Gemini spacesuit in July 1966. Here’s a photo showing the prelaunch preparations of the Soyuz TMA-15M crew with Italian ESA-astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, having their Sokol spacesuits fit checked & talking to the press in November 2014. Their ISS 43 mission lasted 200 days ! Each cosmonaut was wearing 3 wristwatches: a classic manual winding Omega Speedmaster on long black velcro over the left forearm and two wristwatches, one an Omega Speedmaster X-33. It looks like Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (middle) was wearing a FORTIS chronograph on his left wrist. (Photo: NASA)

[clothesinspace-blog]

Final frontier spacesuit design, and the challenge of functioning gloves