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| | Soviet accidents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | April 24, 1967 Soyuz 1 Soon after reaching orbit on April 23 during its maiden crewed flight, Soyuz 1, piloted by veteran cosmonaut Vladimir M. Komarov, encountered technical problems. |
 | | The launch of Soyuz 2 to dock with Soyuz 1 was canceled, and attempts were made to return Komarov to Earth. |
 | | June 30, 1971 Soyuz 11 Having completed a record-breaking 23 days in space, most of it aboard the USSR’s first space station, Salyut 1, Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladimir Volkov and Viktor Patsayev were killed in space just before reentry when the cabin of Soyuz 11 sprang a leak. |
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