The Automatic Thermal Control System (ATCS) for the EVA Space Suit

This paper presents some approaches to implementation of an automatic thermal control system for the manned space suit.

Both the investigation of the space suit thermal conditions performed by ZVEZDA and analysis of these conditions during cosmonauts' activities at SALUTE-6, SALUTE-7 and MIR space stations have provided a great body of information for ATCS implementation.

The paper presents the experimental data on one modification of operating ORLAN-type space suit ATCS model.