The spacesuit worn by Franz Vierb ö ck

The spacesuit worn by Franz Vierb ö ck

Franz Vierb ö ck was Austria's first astronaut who traveled to the MIR space station on October 2, 1991 aboard the Soyuz TM-13 rocket. The Sokol spacesuit he is wearing is a soft pressure suit designed and manufactured by NPP Zvezda. The main purpose of this spacesuit is to maintain the life of astronauts in the event of an unexpected depressurization of the spacecraft.