Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov
Cosmonaut
Nationality	Russian
Born	November 23, 1935 Moscow, former Soviet Union
Died	June 30, 1971
Other occupation	Engineer
Space time	28d 17h 01m
Selection	Civilian Specialist Group 2, 1966
Missions	Soyuz 7, Soyuz 11
Mission insignia

Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Владислав Николаевич Волков; b. November 23, 1935, Moscow – d. June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions. is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... Soyuz 7 was part of a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 8 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time, carrying seven cosmonauts. ... Soyuz 11 was the first successful visit to the worlds first space station, Salyut 1, but ended in disaster when an air leak killed the three-man crew during preparations for re-entry. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 760 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (831 × 656 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... CCCP redirects here. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... Soyuz 7 was part of a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 8 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time, carrying seven cosmonauts. ... Soyuz 11 was the first successful visit to the worlds first space station, Salyut 1, but ended in disaster when an air leak killed the three-man crew during preparations for re-entry. ...

Graduated from Moscow Air Force Institute, 1959. As aviation engineer at Korolyov Design bureau was involved in the development of the Vostok and Voskhod spacecrafts prior to his selection as a cosmonaut.

He flew aboard Soyuz 7 in 1969 and spent 23 days on Salyut 1, the world's first space station, in 1971.

He was a member of the second crew to die during a space flight on Soyuz 11. After a normal re-entry, the capsule was opened and the crew was found dead. It was discovered that a valve had opened just prior to leaving orbit that had allowed the capsule's atmosphere to vent away into space, suffocating the crew. Human spaceflight is space exploration with a human crew, and possibly passengers (in contrast to unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes). ... Atmospheric entry is the transition from the vacuum of space to the atmosphere of any planet or other celestial body. ...

Vladislav Volkov was decorated twice as the Hero of the Soviet Union (first on October 22, 1969 and posthumously on June 30, 1971). He was also awarded the Order of Lenin. The Volkov crater on the Moon is named in his honor. Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Герой Советского Союза, Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the Soviet Union. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest national order of the Soviet Union. ... Volkov is a lunar crater on the Moons far side. ... This article is about Earths moon. ...

Vladislav Volkov's ashes were inurned in the Kremlin Wall on the Red Square in Moscow. Kremlin Wall Necropolis The Kremlin Wall Necropolis (Некрополь у Кремлёвской стены in Russian) is a part of the Kremlin Wall, which surrounds the Moscow Kremlin and overlooks the Red Square. ... For other uses, see Red Square (disambiguation). ...

In the movie "Virus" (1999), an alien intelligence inhabits the computer system of the research vessel "Akademic Vladislav Volkov" via a transmission from space. According to Brian Harvey's book Russia In Space, there was also a real Soviet communications ship called the Vladislav Volkov, but it was sold by the Russian government following the fall of the USSR.

The Cosmonaut Volkov variety of heirloom tomato is also named for him.