Vladimir Komarov
3/16/1927 - 4/24/1967
Pisces
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Maj. Vladimir M. Komarov, the Soviet astronaut, was killed today when his space capsule, Soyuz I, crashed on its return to earth. Major Komarov, 40 years old, was the first man known to have died during a space flight.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Spacecraft crash
- Age at Death
- 40 years
- Funeral Location
- Red Square, Moscow, Russia
- Final Resting Place
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow, Russia