Cosmonaut. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, he had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second Soviet crew to die during a space flight. On June 6, 1971, he was pilot in command of the Soyuz-11 spacecraft with Cosmonauts V.N. Volkov and V.I. Patsaev, launched under the program of the first manned mission to the Salyut space station. During the mission, they established a new world record of duration in space flight with 23 days 18 hours 21 minutes and 43 seconds. Upon re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere the capsule depressurized and all three crew members perished.
Cosmonaut. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, he had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second Soviet crew to die during a space flight. On June 6, 1971, he was pilot in command of the Soyuz-11 spacecraft with Cosmonauts V.N. Volkov and V.I. Patsaev, launched under the program of the first manned mission to the Salyut space station. During the mission, they established a new world record of duration in space flight with 23 days 18 hours 21 minutes and 43 seconds. Upon re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere the capsule depressurized and all three crew members perished.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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