Georgy Dobrovolsky, born June 1, 1928 in Odessa, Ukraine, was commander of the ill-fated Soyuz 11 mission. He and fellow cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev took off June 6, 1971 and became the first crew to successfully dock with Salyut 1. Unfortunately, he and his crew perished when a valve accidentally opened up during re-entry, suffocating the crew. Dobrovolsky and his comrades as of now are the only people to have died in space.
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