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Viktor Patsayev | |
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| Виктор Пацаев | |
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| Born | (1933-06-19)19 June 1933 Aktyubinsk,Kazakh ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 38) |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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Time in space | 23d 18h 21m |
| Selection | 1968 USSR Civilian Specialist Group 3 |
| Missions | Soyuz 11 |
Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (Russian:Виктор Иванович Пацаев; 19 June 1933 – 30 June 1971)[1] was a Sovietcosmonaut who flew on theSoyuz 11 mission and was part of the third space crew todie during a space flight. On board the space stationSalyut 1 he operated the Orion 1 Space Observatory (seeOrion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories); he became the first man to operate a telescope outside the Earth's atmosphere.
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] One of Patsayev's hands was found to be bruised, and he may have been trying to shut the valve manually at the time he lost consciousness.
Patsayev's ashes were interred in theKremlin Wall onRed Square in Moscow.[4] He was posthumously awarded the title ofHero of the Soviet Union, theOrder of Lenin and the title ofPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR. The lunar craterPatsaev and the minor planet1791 Patsayev are named for him.[5]
An account of Patsayev's life and space career appears in the 2003 bookFallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon byColin Burgess.
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