The 'NAZ-3' (Nositoi Avaroinoi Zapac-Portable Emergency Supply) kit was designed for use with Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in the event of an off-course landing in an inhospitable area (such as Siberia or the Ural Mountains) or in water, from which the crew could not be quickly rescued. It was designed to provide survival gear for a crew of three for three days, and the complete kit would have included the Forel and TZK suits for all three cosmonauts.
The NAZ emergency kits were designed by the Zvezda Design Bureau from the beginnings of the Soviet space program. A certificate from Zvezda, in Russian, with a certified English tanslation, signed by the agency's Director, G.I. Severin, accompanies the NAZ kit and confirms its design and manufacture by Zvezda.

The NAZ-3 kit was manufactured by the Zvezda Design Bureau in its own facilities, probably in Moscow.

This kit is certified by Zvezda as having been flown on board the Soyuz TM-9 mission, which was launched to the Mir space station on Feb 11, 1990 and returned to Earth on August 9, 1990.
This kit was produced by the Zvezda Design bureau and returned to it after Souyz TM-9 flight, which was fortunately incident free. The Forel and TZK suits in the kit bear the initials of cosmonaut Alexander Balandin, the Flight Engineer on that mission, to whom they were assigned. Zvezda consigned the kit to the Sotheby's New York space auction 16/3/96. It was Lot 367.

Emergency kit, portable, NAZ-3, used on Soyuz TM-9, metal/ canvas/ cloth/ plastic/ synthetics, Zvezda, USSR, 1989
Contains a range of survival gear and equipment for use by cosmonauts in the event of an off-course landing. The complete kit weighs 32.5 kg and consists of several components:

-1. Hydrosuit and mittens.
-1/1. Hydrosuit: 'Forel' (trout) hydrosuit. One piece orange-coloured rubberised amphibious floatation suit, for use in emergency water landings. The suit has an attached hood made of yellow foam rubber trimmed in orange grosgrain which has an adjustable chin strap of bright orange nylon webbing, The integral rubber-soled boots can be cut off and used as overboots for crossing marshy terrain. They are fitted with metal lace-up rings and red plastic grommets from foot to knee to aid this conversion. Long sleeves have grey rubber cuffs. A 'Neva' self-inflating floatation vest is also part of the suit and is attached at left and right front breast via bright orange nylon webbing straps and aluminium buckes. It fastens at centre front with bright orange webbing straps and a white plastic clip and ring. It also includes a backup manual inflation tube, emergency beacon and signalling light which is laced into a small pocket at right front with bright orange lacing. Gusseted pockets at left and right front thigh with flap that fastens with velcro, the right pocket contains four bright orange nylon laces for the boots. Centre front opening with a metal zipper to neck. There is an inset belt of grey webbing that fastens into place at centre front waist with velcro.
-1/2/1:2. Mittens: the suit comes with a pair of brown, foam-insulated nylon jersey mittens, with thumb and 2 wide finger stalls (ie: 3 fingers are meant to fit in last finger stall). They have a grey rubber gusset inside the opening and a bright orange webbing strap around the wrist which is adjustable via metal slip buckles.

-2. Cold weather suit: "TZK" cold weather suit, for use in case of landing in arctic/subarctic regions.
-2/1. Parka: padded hip length parka with hood, made of royal blue cire. It includes integral mittens with a opening at inside wrist that fastens with velcro. Two diagonal slash pockets at left and right front at hip level that fasten with white nylon zippers and two inside patch pockets at left and right breast. Drawstring of white cotton cord at waist. The parka carries two applique patches depicting the Zvezda logo at right front, and the state seal of USSR, with the Soviet standard (CCCP) on the left shoulder. Centre front opening fastens with white nylon zipper and overflap that fastens with four metal press studs. Machine sewn and fully lined with orange nylon.
-2/2. Jumpsuit: padded full length jumpsuit made of the same royal blue nylon as the parka. There is royal blue and white striped ribbing around the hight round neck and the cuffs of the long sleeves. Two patch pockets at left and right front breast and two patch pockets with diagonal openings at left and right front hip. The waist is elasticised and the centre front opening fastens with a white nylon zipper and seven metal press studs. The MIR space station patch is attached at the right front pocket. There are white elastic stirrup straps attached to the hem of legs. Machine sewn and fully lined with grey polyester satin.
-2/3/1:2. Overboots: pair of padded overboots made of royal blue nylon to match the parka and jumpsuit. Simple slip on style with elastic around the top edge and a short tab at the bottom of the heel with velcro to adjust fit. Fully lined with grey polyester satin.
-2/4/1:2. Ugh boots: pair of simple slip on sheepskin boots to be worn beneath the overboots. Both are marked on the sole 40-41. One boot has serial number 1313, the other is marked 1117.
-2/5/1:2. Gloves: pair of brown wool knit gloves with ribbed cuffs to be worn beneath mittens of the parka, marked "6".
-2/6. Cap: peaked cap made of royal blue wool knit to be worn under parka hood. Has buttoned earflaps with dark blue plastic buttons and a covered button topknot. Marked: 8307, B.A.N. in Cyrillic, the initials of cosmonaut Alexander Nicholaievich Balandin. Machine sewn and lined with knitted grey wool.
-2/7. Balaclava: royal blue wool knit, to be worn under the cap and/or parka hood. Carries the same label as the cap.

-3. "Granat-6" (pomegranat) survival kit consisting of 3 separate containers. Each container has an orange nylon canvas casing fitted with braided nylon cords, metal clips, velcro tabs and zippers.
-3/1. Water container: rectangular water container made of plastic with plastic screw on lid and grey webbing strap across top, with external drinking tube held in place via orange webbing loops. Orange nylon cover has two white nylon cords attached with metal clips at the ends. Black stencilled markings in Cyrillic include serial number and the word 'water'.
-3/2. First aid/mess kit 'Block 2': roughly rectangular package with two compartments. Both ends fasten with a metal zipper, orange webbing straps and slip buckles, one end also has straps and velcro. Attached to one end via metal D-rings are two red nylon cords with metal clip at each end. Serial number and contents stencilled on side in black. (The hypodermic needles and drugs have been removed.)
-3/3/1:2. Survival supplies 'Block 3' and batteries (2).
-3/3/1. Roughly rectangular package is in two parts bound together by lacings, and has four compartments which fasten with velco or red nylon zippers. Contains a range of survival supplies including radio, machete, fishing tackle, matches, flares, wire saws etc. Nylon webbing carry strap and two long lengths of dark navy blue nylon cord with metal clips at each end. (Originally the kit also included a military issue pistol and cartridges).
-3/3/2-1:2. Two identical batteries, silver cover with black markings in Cyrillic.

Designer: Zvezda Design Bureau; USSR

Maker: Zvezda Design Bureau; USSR; 1989


User: Balandin, Alexander; Outer space

User: Soyuz TM-9; Outer space

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