Vladimir Komarov

Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Комаров; March 16, 1927 – April 24, 1967) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He was the first human to die during a space mission, on Soyuz 1. Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Soyuz 1 (Russian Союз 1, Union 1) was part of the Soviet Unions space program and was launched into orbit on April 23, 1967, carrying a single cosmonaut, Colonel Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov, who was killed when the spacecraft crashed after its return to Earth. ...

He was born in Moscow, USSR (now Russia). Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

He was selected to become a cosmonaut in 1960 with the first cosmonaut group. After being the backup for Pavel Popovich on Vostok 4, his first spaceflight was with the Voskhod 1 mission. On his second flight, Soyuz 1, he was killed during a return, when the spacecraft crashed due to failure of the parachute. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pavel Popovich Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Russian: Павел Романович Попович, Pavel Romanovič Popovič; born October 5, 1930 in Uzin) was a Cosmonaut who commanded two space flights, Vostok 4 and Soyuz 14. ... Vostok 4 was a mission in the Soviet space program. ... Voskhod 1 was the first spaceflight to carry more than one person into space and the first flight without space suits. ... Soyuz 1 (Russian Союз 1, Union 1) was part of the Soviet Unions space program and was launched into orbit on April 23, 1967, carrying a single cosmonaut, Colonel Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov, who was killed when the spacecraft crashed after its return to Earth. ... The Apollo 15 capsule landed safely despite a parachute failure. ...

Just before impact, the then premier Kosygin told Komarov his country was proud of him. An American NSA listening post in Istanbul noted Komarov's reply was inaudible [1], though persistent rumors stated that Komarov died cursing the spacecraft designers and flight controllers. Alexey Nikolayevich Kosygin (Russian: ) (1904 - December 18, 1980) was a politician and administrator in the Soviet Union. ... NSA seal The National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is a United States government agency responsible for both the collection and analysis of foreign communications, and for the security of government communications against similar agencies elsewhere. ... Shows the Location of the Province Istanbul The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) (a Turkish contraction of Greek εις την πολιν into the city, the former Constantinople, Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ...

Vladimir Komarov went on to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin; each one twice. His ashes rest in the Kremlin wall alongside those of other Soviet luminaries. Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Герой Советского Союза) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the former USSR. It included the Order of Lenin (the highest Soviet award) and, as the sign of excellence, the Gold Star medal with the certificate of the heroic deed (gramota) from... The Order of Lenin (ru: Орден Ленина), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the second highest national order of the Soviet Union (Highest was the Order of Victory). ...

Komarov was married to Valentina Yakovlevna Kiselyova and had two children, Yevgeni and Irina.

The asteroid 1836 Komarov, discovered in 1971 is named in his honour. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Among others the Vladimir M. Komarov Astronautical Rocketry Club (ARK) in Ljubljana also bears his name from 1969. Tromostovje (Tromostovje) and Franciscan church (Frančiškanska cerkev) in baroque style in the back Ljubljana (IPA ), German Laibach (), Italian Lubiana () is the capital of Slovenia, situated on the outfall of the river Ljubljanica into the Sava, in central Slovenia, between the Alps and the Mediterranean. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's V.M. Komarov Diploma is named in his honor. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) is a standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics. ...

External links

• ARK Vladimir M. Komarov
• Komarov - detailed biography at Encyclopedia Astronautica