As Sunita Williams awaits her return from the ISS, recounting the shocking story of a man, who literally 'fell' from space in 1967
Soviet Union, the original plan involved launching two spacecraft, Soyuz 1 and Soyuz 2, into orbit. Soyuz 1, carrying ...
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In the steps of Gagarin
Instead, Gagarin’s friend, Vladimir Komarov became the first man to die in spaceflight – a whopping 203 errors were discovered in his Soyuz 1 spacecraft even before it took off and when it crashed to ...
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Space missions that ended in disaster and changed history
Piloted by cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, the spacecraft encountered severe issues early on, including the failure of one solar panel to deploy, leading to power shortages and control difficulties.