Volkov

Vladislav Nikolayevich

USSR/CIS

International order n°: 42

Russian cosm. n°: 20

Personal data:

Birthdate:  23.11.1935
Birthplace:  Moscow / RUSSIA
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  27.05.1968
Job:  Flight engineer
Status:  Deceased 29.06.1971
Soyuz 11 depressurized during entry
Place of death:  Near Karaganda / Karaganda Oblast / KAZAKHSTAN

 

Spaceflights:

Ord.
num.		 Startup
spacecraft		 Date and
time of
launch (UT)		 Status while
launch		 Spacecraft
of landing		 Date and
time of
landing (UT)		 Duration
1 Soyuz- 7 10h.44m.42s.
Oct 12, 1969		 FE Soyuz- 7 09h.25m.05s.
Oct 17, 1969		 4d.22h.40m.23s.
2 Soyuz-11 04h.55m.09s.
Jun 06, 1971		 FE
PE-1/SLT		 Soyuz-11 23h.16m.52s.
Jun 29, 1971		 23d.18h.21m.43s.
Total duration: 28d.17h.02m.06s.

Additional information

Aviation engineer at Korolyov Design bureau; pilot and parachutist; was selected as cosmonaut on 27.05.1968 (TsKBEM-1); died in the landing of Soyuz 11 (Depressurization of capsule while returning to the Earth).
Ref: #12, #16, #21 - update: 17.05.07