Vasily Tsibliyev’s Soyuz TM-17 Orlan Glove Close Up of Orlan Glove

This is the left outer spacesuit glove worn by Russian cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev, when he was commander of the Mir 23 expedition in 1997. Tsibliyev used this glove when he performed a spacewalk on the outside of the space station.

This microscopic image shows the rubber palm of Vasily Tsibliyev's Soyuz TM-17 Orlan Glove. The Russians used textured rubber to improve grip.