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In 1967 Vladimir M. Komarov became the first person to die on a space mission when parachutes on his Soyuz 1 capsule failed to open during descent. 6 The three crew members of Soyuz 11 suffocated on June 30, 1971, due to a faulty air valve. They are, so far, the only people to die in outer space.Apr 27, 2006.
Who are Vladimir M. Komarov ?
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov was a Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut. In October 1964, he commanded Voskhod 1, the first spaceflight to carry more than one crew member.
What happened to Vladimir Komarov?
His spaceflight on Soyuz 1 made him the first Soviet cosmonaut to fly into outer space more than once, and he became the first human to die on a space mission—he was killed when the Soyuz 1 space capsule crashed after re-entry on April 24, 1967 due to a parachute failure.
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