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Soyuz 1 was the first spaceflight which ended with the death of the crew, Vladimir Komarov was killed due to a malfunctioning parachute, which the last of several problems that plagued the flight. Beyond the death of its pilot, Soyuz 1 showed that the Soviet Union was now far behind the US in the space race and it never recovered.
Vladimir was probably the best qualified cosmonaut for test flying the Soyuz, and yet there were problems that was simply not in a position to fix. During the mission he kept in good spirits are remained a professional pilot all the way through to his final transmissions.
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0:03 Intro
0:53 Early Soviet Wins In The Space Race
2:11 Soyuz
2:55 And Now...
5:14 First Soyuz Test Launch
7:58 Second Soyuz Test Flight
9:29 Third Test Flight
11:29 The Decision To Go To Crew Testing
12:13 Crew Selection
14:38 Launch of Soyuz 1
15:58 Flaws In the Spacecraft
19:00 Attitude Sensors on Soyuz
21:20 Cutting The Mission Short
25:04 Achieving Re-entry
28:29 The Touchdown
30:05 The Parachute System
32:35 Why Didn't Testing Catch This?
34:41 The Last Radio Calls
35:37 It Could Have Been Worse!
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Soyuz 1 was the first spaceflight which ended with the death of the crew, Vladimir Komarov was killed due to a malfunctioning parachute, which the last of several problems that plagued the flight. Beyond the death of its pilot, Soyuz 1 showed that the Soviet Union was now far behind the US in the space race and it never recovered.
Vladimir was probably the best qualified cosmonaut for test flying the Soyuz, and yet there were problems that was simply not in a position to fix. During the mission he kept in good spirits are remained a professional pilot all the way through to his final transmissions.
Follow me on Twitter for more updates:
twitter.com/DJSnM
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If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon
patreon.com/scottmanley
0:03 Intro
0:53 Early Soviet Wins In The Space Race
2:11 Soyuz
2:55 And Now...
5:14 First Soyuz Test Launch
7:58 Second Soyuz Test Flight
9:29 Third Test Flight
11:29 The Decision To Go To Crew Testing
12:13 Crew Selection
14:38 Launch of Soyuz 1
15:58 Flaws In the Spacecraft
19:00 Attitude Sensors on Soyuz
21:20 Cutting The Mission Short
25:04 Achieving Re-entry
28:29 The Touchdown
30:05 The Parachute System
32:35 Why Didn't Testing Catch This?
34:41 The Last Radio Calls
35:37 It Could Have Been Worse!
