Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a crewed spaceflight of the Soviet space program. Launched into orbit on 23 April 1967 carrying cosmonaut colonel Vladimir Komarov, Soyuz 1 was the first crewed flight of the Soyuz spacecraft. The flight was plagued with technical issues, and Komarov was killed when the descent module crashed into the ground due to a parachute failure. This was the first in-flight fatality in the history of spaceflight.
- Program
- Soyuz programme
- Launch
- Apr 23, 1967
- Return
- Apr 24, 1967
- Duration
- 1 days
- Outcome
- Fatal
Crew
- 🇸🇺 Vladimir Komarov —
- 🇸🇺 Yuri Gagarin — · backup