Vladislav Volkov

Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ??????; born November 23, 1935, Moscow – June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions.

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He had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second crew to die during a space flight

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on Soyuz 11.

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After a normal re-entry, the capsule was opened and the crew was found dead. It was discovered that a valve had opened just prior to leaving orbit that had allowed the capsule's atmosphere to vent away into space, suffocating the crew.

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Vladislav Volkov was decorated twice as the Hero of the Soviet Union (October 22, 1969 and June 30, 1971, posthumously). He was also awarded the Order of Lenin. The Volkov crater on the Moon is named in his honor.

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Vladislav Volkov was buried on the Red Square at the Kremlin Wall.

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