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Vladislav Volkov
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Born |
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov
23 November 1935 |
Died | 29 June 1971 Outer space
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(aged 35)
Nationality | Soviet |
Occupation | Engineer |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Time in space
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28d 17h 01m |
Selection | Civilian Specialist Group 2, 1966 |
Missions | Soyuz 7, Soyuz 11 |
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Владисла́в Никола́евич Во́лков; 23 November 1935 – 29 June 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions. The second mission terminated fatally. Volkov and the two other crew members were asphyxiated on reentry, the only three people to have died in outer space.
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In Spanish: Vladislav Vólkov para niños
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