Feitian space suit

Feitian space suit

A Feitian space suit (zh-sp|s=飞天号航天服|p=fēi tiān hào háng tiān fù) is a Chinese spacesuit that was developed for the Shenzhou 7. Astronaut Zhai Zhigang wore it during China's first-ever extra-vehicular activity (EVA) on September 7, 2008. [cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/27/content_10122420.htm |title=Taikonaut Zhai's small step historical leap for China |date=2008-09-27 |publisher=Xinhua |date=2008-09-27 | accessdate=2008-10-01 | last=Chen | first=Lou]

The Feitian spacesuit was modelled after the Orlan-M spacesuit developed by Russia.cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/01/content_6182498.htm|title =China's astronaut outfitters design material for spacewalk suits|publisher= Xinhua|date=2007-06-01|accessdate=2007-12-02 | last=Xiao | first=Jie] The two kinds of suits are similar in shape and volume and are designed for spacewalks of up to seven hours, providing oxygen and allowing for the excretion of bodily waste.

The suit is reported to have cost $4.4 million, and weighs convert|120|kg|abbr=on. The name "Fēi tiān" literally and separately means "flying" and "sky" in Mandarin [cite web |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aZJYoiU9yivw |title=China, Following Astronauts' Return, Plans Space Lab for 2011 |last=Johnson |first=Ed |publisher=Bloomberg |date=Sept. 29 2008] . It is a reference to the apsara, translated as "feitian", or the "flying deva", in Chinese, and most famously depicted in Chinese art in the grottoes of Dunhuang. [cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/mrdx/2008-09/26/content_10114713.htm |title=三匹“骏马”，星夜伴“飞天”起航 (Three steeds embark on starry night with "Feitian") |publisher=Xinhua |date=2008-09-28 | language=Chinese | accessdate=1008-10-01: "“我们想过很多名字，但最终决定把国产航天服命名为‘飞天’。”周建平说，“我们希望，将来我们能够像敦煌壁画上的飞天一样，在太空自由地飞翔。”" ["'We considered many names, but eventually decided to name the domestically made space suit "Feitian",' said Zhou Jinping, 'We hope that, in the future we can be just like the "feitian" of the Dunhuang murals, and fly freely in space.'"] ] [ [http://www.zhaoqt.net/fo/index31.htm 敦煌飞天 (The "feitian" of Dunhuang)] (in Chinese). Zhaoqt.net: "飞天，是佛教中乾闼婆和紧那罗的化身。" ["The "feitian" is derived from the apsara and the gandharva of Buddhist mythology."] ] Imagies of the "feitian" from Dunhuang appear on the arm badge of the space suit. [cite web|url=http://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2008/09/28/010333006.shtml |title=舱外服名字为胡锦涛题写 绣有飞天美女 (Space suit name badge written by Hu Jintao; Embroidered with "Feitian" female figures)|publisher = Xinhua | date=2008-09-28 | language=Chinese | accessdate=2008-10-01: "飞天两个字是绣着的，非常有立体感，是胡锦涛总书记题写的。下面还绣着两个敦煌的飞天美女。" ["The two characters "Fei Tian" are embroidered, and have a three dimensional feel, and were written by General Secretary Hu Jintao. Below are embroidered two "feitian" female figures from Dunhuang."] ]

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