Operation AXIOM: The Space Race—The 57th Anniversary of Soyuz 1
Fifty-seven years ago to the day, 24 April 1967, Pilot Vladimir Komarov perished when his
Soyuz 1 capsule crashed into the Earth's surface after its parachutes failed to deploy during atmospheric re-entry, the first man to die during a spaceflight.
Three cosmonauts were meant to launch aboard
Soyuz 2, equipped with the same flawed parachute-deployment system, & rendezvous in orbit with Komarov aboard
Soyuz 1. The
Soyuz 2 launch was called off due to thunderstorms near the launch site; otherwise, they would have perished, too. After the tragedy, the
Soyuz program was delayed for eighteen months while the parachute system was redesigned, amidst other refinements.
The Wayback Machine Tour of Soyuz 1
The Explorers' Club, № DCCCLXXVII
Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: In Memoriam
The Phenomenauts, "Heroes" from For All Mankind (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)
Requiescat in pace.
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