BOX FOR HANDLING SPECIMENS DELIVERED TO EARTH FROM ORBITAL STATION Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: space technology; industries pertaining to manipulation of objects isolated from environment. SUBSTANCE: box includes housing 1 with envelope made in form of elastic moisture- and gastight clear sleeve and sealing members 2, 3 and 4. Part of sealing members (or all sealing members) are made in form of detachable clamping devices which makes it possible to separate housing 1 into working and transportable reservoirs (first reservoir may contain technological capsule 5 and second reservoir may contain specimen 7 delivered to Earth from orbit). Separation of transportable reservoir from working reservoir after sealing them with sealing members 3 and 4 is effected by cutting the envelope of housing. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 cl, 14 dwg