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Georgy Dobrovolsky | |
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| Георгий Добровольский | |
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| Born | (1928-06-01)1 June 1928 Odessa, Soviet Union |
| Died | 30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 43) |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin |
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| Rank | Podpolkovnik,Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 23d 18h 21m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Missions | Soyuz 11 |
Georgy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky (Russian:Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский; 1 June 1928 – 30 June 1971)[1] was a Sovietcosmonaut who commanded the three-man crew of theSoyuz 11 spacecraft. They became the world's first space station crew aboardSalyut 1, but died ofasphyxiation because of an accidentally opened valve. They were the first and only humans to have died in space.
Dobrovolsky,Viktor Patsayev andVladislav Volkov flew on theSoyuz 11 mission and were the world's first and last three crew todie during a space flight.
After a normalre-entry, the capsule was opened and the crew was found dead.[2] It was discovered that a valve had opened just prior to leaving orbit that had allowed the capsule's atmosphere tovent away into space, suffocating the crew.[3]
Dobrovolsky's ashes were placed in an urn in theKremlin Wall Necropolis onRed Square in Moscow.[4] Among the pallbearers wereAlexei Leonov (who had been the prime-crew commander scheduled to launch onSoyuz 11),Vladimir Shatalov,Andriyan Nikolayev, and American astronautThomas P. Stafford.[4] Dobrovolsky was posthumously awarded the title ofHero of the Soviet Union, theOrder of Lenin, and the title ofPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR.
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