Vladislav Volkov

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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Volkov.

Vladislav Volkov
Владислав Волков
Volkov in 1969
Born(1935-11-23)23 November 1935
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 35)
Outer Space
Resting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis
OccupationEngineer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Cosmonaut
Time in space
28d 17h 01m
SelectionCivilian Specialist Group 2, 1966
MissionsSoyuz 7, Soyuz 11

Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Владислав Николаевич Волков; 23 November 1935 – 30 June 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions. The second mission terminated fatally. Volkov and the two other crew members were asphyxiated on reentry, the only three people to have died in outer space.

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