Vladimir Komarov. His spaceflight on Soyuz 1 made him the first Soviet cosmonaut to fly into outer space more than once and he became the first human to die on a space missionhe was killed when the Soyuz 1 space capsule crashed after re-entry on April 24 1967 due to a parachute failure. Gagarin is the first human to go out into outer space and orbit the earth in the vostok 1 in 1961.
Vladimir Komarov foto grupal grupo de cosmonautas cropped2jpg 188 268. Vladimir Komarov was one of the oldest members of the inaugural cosmonaut selection in March 1960 and became the first cosmonaut to record two space missions. Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov born March 16 1927 Moscow Russia USSRdied April 24 1967 Kazakhstan Soviet cosmonaut the first man known to have died during a space mission.
His father was a laborer and did many odd jobs to support his family.
Vladimir Komarov was a Soviet aerospace engineer test pilot and cosmonaut. 49 KB Vladimir Komarov signaturepng 187 156. There is a horrible urban legend about the tragic death of a Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Investigative author James Bamford included an account about this incident in his groundbreaking book The Puzzle Palace.