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What was the name of the Soviet spacecraft whose parachute failure caused the first in-flight fatality in human spaceflight history?
Answer
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1, piloted by Vladimir Komarov, crashed on April 24, 1967, after its main and backup parachutes failed to deploy properly, killing him and marking the first death during an actual spaceflight.
💡 Did you know?
Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died in 1967 when his Soyuz 1 parachute failed—the first human spaceflight fatality.
Other options people guess
- Soyuz 11
- Vostok 1
- Apollo 1
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- space
- history
- firsts
- soviet-union
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