Vladislav Volkov
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| Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | November 23, 1935 Moscow, former Soviet Union |
| Died | June 30, 1971 |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Space time | 28d 17h 01m |
| Selection | Civilian Specialist Group 2, 1966 |
| Missions | Soyuz 7, Soyuz 11 |
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Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Владислав Николаевич Волков; b. November 23, 1935, Moscow – d. June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions.
Graduated from Moscow Air Force Institute, 1959. As aviation engineer at Korolyov Design bureau was involved in the development of the Vostok and Voskhod spacecrafts prior to his selection as a cosmonaut.
He flew aboard Soyuz 7 in 1969 and spent 23 days on Salyut 1, the world's first space station, in 1971.
He was a member of the second crew to die during a space flight on Soyuz 11. 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.
Vladislav Volkov was decorated twice as the Hero of the Soviet Union (first on October 22, 1969 and posthumously on June 30, 1971). He was also awarded the Order of Lenin. The Volkov crater on the Moon is named in his honor. A street in Moscow is named after him.
Vladislav Volkov's ashes were inurned in the Kremlin Wall on the Red Square in Moscow.
In the movie "Virus" (1999), an alien intelligence inhabits the computer system of the research vessel "Akademic Vladislav Volkov" via a transmission from space. According to Brian Harvey's book Russia In Space, there was also a real Soviet communications ship called the Vladislav Volkov, but it was sold by the Russian government following the fall of the USSR. The Cosmonaut Volkov variety of heirloom tomato is also named for him.
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| NAME | Volkov, Vladislav Nikolayevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Владислав Николаевич Волков (Russian) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Soviet cosmonaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1971 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Space |
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