Georgiy Dobrovolskiy
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| Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | June 1, 1928 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | June 30, 1971 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR |
| Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Podpolkovnik, Soviet Air Force |
| Space time | 23d 18h 21m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Missions | Soyuz 11 |
Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy (Russian: Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский; June 1, 1928, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR – June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
He flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the first acknowledged Soviet crew to die during a space flight.
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.
Dobrovolskiy's ashes were inurned in the Kremlin Wall on the Red Square in Moscow.
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| NAME | Dobrovolskiy, Georgiy Timofeyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский (Russian) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Soviet cosmonaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1971 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Space |
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