Georgiy Dobrovolskiy

Georgiy Dobrovolskiy

Infobox Astronaut
name =Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy
type =Cosmonaut
nationality =Soviet
date_birth =June 1, 1928
date_death =June 30, 1971
place_birth =Odessa, Ukrainian SSR
place_death =Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
occupation =Pilot
rank =Podpolkovnik, Soviet Air Force
selection =Air Force Group 2
time =23d 18h 21m
mission =Soyuz 11
insignia =|

Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy (Russian: Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский; June 1, 1928, Odessa, Ukrainian SSRJune 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut.

He flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second 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 discoveredthat a valve had opened just prior to leaving orbit that had allowed the capsule's atmosphereto vent away into space, suffocating the crew.

Dobrovolskiy's ashes were inurned in the Kremlin Wall on the Red Square in Moscow.

Persondata
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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