Christ - he was the pilot of the first Soyuz spacecraft, you know, basically the only one that can do space after the Shuttle retires...
He was always a space hero of mine, I have a calendar with him on...
For interest, it's actually pronounced in Russian as SaYOOZ adYEEN, Soyuz One.
Anyway, it was launched with multiple defects unresolved, and of course it was a total failure, rumours abound about last minute convos with his wife pre re-entry re: his impending death, but to his credit he aligned the ship and re-entered more or less perfectly.
Remember Soviet capsules landed on ground not water, in any case it didn't matter since the drogues didn't open and the retros only burned what was already a mess...
Komorov, pronounced KamaROF...
And Soyuz One., hit the ground at 300 mph I think if I worked it out right..
He was always a space hero of mine, I have a calendar with him on...
For interest, it's actually pronounced in Russian as SaYOOZ adYEEN, Soyuz One.
Anyway, it was launched with multiple defects unresolved, and of course it was a total failure, rumours abound about last minute convos with his wife pre re-entry re: his impending death, but to his credit he aligned the ship and re-entered more or less perfectly.
Remember Soviet capsules landed on ground not water, in any case it didn't matter since the drogues didn't open and the retros only burned what was already a mess...
Komorov, pronounced KamaROF...
And Soyuz One., hit the ground at 300 mph I think if I worked it out right..
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