Vladimir Komarov

Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov (Russian: ???????? ?????????? ???????; March 16, 1927 ? April 24, 1967) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He was the first human to die during a space mission, on Soyuz 1.

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Russian - March 16 - 1927 - April 24 - 1967 - Soviet - Cosmonaut - Soyuz 1

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He was born in Moscow, USSR (now Russia).

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Moscow - USSR - Russia

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He was selected to become a cosmonaut in 1960 with the first cosmonaut group. After being the backup for Pavel Popovich on Vostok 4, his first spaceflight was with the Voskhod 1 mission. On his second flight, Soyuz 1, he was killed during a return, when the spacecraft crashed due to failure of the parachute.

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1960 - Pavel Popovich - Vostok 4 - Voskhod 1 - Soyuz 1 - Parachute

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Just before impact, the then premier Kosygin told Komarov his country was proud of him. An American NSA listening post in Istanbul noted Komarov's reply was inaudible http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/histind/Soyuz1Land/Soyanaly.htm#NSA%20intercepts%20from, though persistent rumors stated that Komarov died cursing the spacecraft designers and flight controllers.

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Kosygin - NSA - Istanbul

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Vladimir Komarov went on to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin; each one twice. His ashes rest in the Kremlin wall alongside those of other Soviet luminaries.

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Hero of the Soviet Union - Order of Lenin

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Komarov was married to Valentina Yakovlevna Kiselyova and had two children, Yevgeni and Irina.

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The asteroid 1836 Komarov, discovered in 1971 is named in his honour.

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Asteroid - 1836 Komarov - 1971

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Among others the Vladimir M. Komarov Astronautical Rocketry Club (ARK) in Ljubljana also bears his name from 1969.

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Ljubljana - 1969

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