Kneeling beside him, another member of the recovery team likewise listened to the Soyuz 11 capsule, which had just landed following a record-breaking 23-day stay at the world’s first space station.

The first three-person Soyuz, Soyuz 11, in 1971, also had fatal consequences for its three crewmembers (who weren't wearing full spacesuits) after the cabin lost pressure shortly before re-entry.

All three died on the Soyuz 11 mission of Jun 1971. While Soyuz 11 ended in sadness, the vast majority of the mission progressed gloriously. Dobrovolsky, Volkov, and Patsayev lived aboard Russia's ...

Three Russian cosmonauts were assigned to the Soyuz 11 mission that launched on June 6, 1971. They broke a record at the time for the longest space flight endurance. The mission ended tragically ...

to observe the aft end of the Soyuz where the leak occurred. This 11-meter arm did not provide conclusive data. As a result, NASA will use the 17.6-meter-long Canadarm2—also known as the space ...

In 1971, Soviet Union cosmonauts Georgy Dobrovolsky, Viktor Patsayev and Vladislav Volkov were killed as the Soyuz 11 undocked from the space station Salyut 1. A malfunction caused a valve to open ...

The launch took place without obvious problems and the Soyuz entered orbit eight minutes after liftoff, a relief for Russian space authorities after an automated safety system halted a launch in ...

Over that span, only one launch saw a major malfunction. Soyuz MS-10, which lifted off Oct. 11, 2018, experienced a booster failure that led to an emergency abort. Fortunately, the entire crew ...

The country plans to send an empty Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station in February to replace the one that was slammed by a tiny meteoroid and began leaking coolant in December ...

A look of troubled uncertainty creased the man’s face. Kneeling beside him, another member of the recovery team likewise listened to the Soyuz 11 capsule, which had just landed following a ...