This clearly represents transfer *within* the pressurized Pirs/Soyuz.





"John Wilcock" wrote in message ...
Explorer8939 a écrit :
"John Wilcock" wrote in message ...


ISTR they tested Orlan access to Soyuz recently (during Exp. 9?) and
found it possible but difficult.



What exactly does this mean?

See http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=11039
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 18 Nov 2003

Today's crew activities centered on the Russian Orlan IVA training run,
involving a test of retreating, in pressurized spacesuits, from the DC-1
airlock to the Soyuz CRV (crew return vehicle) docked to the DC-1
"Pirs". The exercise was to demonstrate, for the very first time, the
crew's ability to access the Soyuz Orbital Module (BO) in the event of a
contingency during or after the two-man EVA planned for early next year
(there have been no ground sims of this maneuver in the Russian Hydrolab).

Both spacesuits and their ancillary systems were assembled and checked
out properly. But after a preliminary fit check of an inflated Orlan
suit pushed by the crew through the DC1-to-BO hatch last night indicated
marginal clearance, TsUP/Moscow changed the training procedure by having
only FE Kaleri suit up. As it appeared on the downlinked video, his
transfer to the Soyuz BO module through the tight hatchway in the
pressurized Orlan seemed to require active pushing by CDR Foale, himself
remaining unsuited. Russian specialists are now assessing the test and
are expected to develop conclusions and further plans, which could
include a relocation of the Soyuz to the roomier FGB nadir hatch.


John.