Vladislav Volkov

Vladislav Volkov
Владислав Волков
Born
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov

(1935-11-23)23 November 1935
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 35)
Resting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis
NationalitySoviet
OccupationEngineer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
28d 17h 01m
SelectionCivilian Specialist Group 2, 1966
MissionsSoyuz 7, Soyuz 11

Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Владислав Николаевич Волков; 23 November 1935 – 30 June 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions. The second mission terminated fatally.[1][2] Volkov and the two other crew members were asphyxiated on reentry, the only three people to have died in outer space.

  1. ^ "Vladislav Volkov". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
  2. ^ Volkov at peoples.ru