Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Georgy Dobrovolsky

Russia

Georgy Dobrovolsky
Lost In Flight

Biography

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Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky (Russian: Гео́ргий Тимофе́евич Доброво́льский; June 1, 1928 – June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who served on the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft. They became the world's first space station crew aboard Salyut 1, but died in space due to asphyxiation due to an accidentally opened valve. They were the first and, as of 2018, the only humans to have died in space.

Type

Government

Age

43

Date of Birth

June 1, 1928

First Flight

June 6, 1971

Last Flight

June 6, 1971

Career Stats

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1

Flights

1

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P23DT18H21M43S

Time in Space

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