Historical Events tagged with "salyut 1"
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Space Exploration
Soyuz 11 Crew Dies During Re-Entry
June 29th, 1971 53 years ago
The Soyuz 11 spacecraft suffered a cabin depressurization during re-entry on June 29, 1971, resulting in the deaths of three cosmonauts: Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev. They had just completed a record 23-day mission aboard the Salyut 1 space station. The depressurization occurred shortly before the capsule was to land back on Earth, leaving the crew unable to restore cabin pressure in time to survive.
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