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Vladislav Volkov | |
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Владислав Волков | |
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Born | Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov 23 November 1935 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 30 June 1971 | (aged 35)
Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis |
Nationality | Soviet |
Occupation | Engineer |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 28d 17h 01m |
Selection | Civilian Specialist Group 2, 1966 |
Missions | Soyuz 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.