Russian cosmonauts onboard International Space Station will receive a fifth generation spacesuits in the fall of 2015.
The new Orlan-MKS spacesuits will replace the Orlan-MK suits currently in use since 2009.
The suit features automatic temperature control, which frees the cosmonaut from having to switch on his own temperature settings, improved display panel and a more durable polyurethane material replacing the rubber shell.
This is the fifth spacesuit designed by Zvezda, a major Russian ejector seats manufacturer for Russian fighter aircraft.
Zvezda is also developing a jetpack that would allow cosmonauts to return automatically to cosmonaut to the mooring point with the click of a button, in the event of any damage to the secured connecting system.
