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Georgi Dobrovolski

Georgi Dobrovolski

Soviet cosmonaut
Georgy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft. They became the world's first space station crew aboard Salyut 1, but died of asphyxiation because of an accidentally opened valve.... Wikipedia
Born: June 1, 1928, Odesa, Ukraine
Died: June 29, 1971 (age 43 years)
Space missions: Soyuz 11
Education: Gagarin Air Force Academy (1961)