Georgy Dobrovolsky

Tags: Astronaut.

Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky (Russian: Гео́ргий Тимофе́евич Доброво́льский; June 1 1928 – June 30 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He is one of the only three people in history to die in outer space.

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time in space (μ)

2.05326e+06

birth date

1928-06-01

birth place

Odessa

death date

1971-06-30

mission

Soyuz 11

nationality

Soviet Union

occupation

Pilot (aeronautics)

selection

List of astronauts by year of selection