Has any human died in space?

Question

Has any human died in space? Thank you.

Answer 1

This is actually a good question, because all the shuttle deaths we heard about occurred while going into or down from space. However, in 1971, three Russian cosmonauts of Soyuz 11 were killed by exposure to vacuum after undocking from space station Salyut 1 when a valve accidently opened. Their craft subsequently landed normally, but a recovery crew discovered their dead bodies.

Answer 2

Who Died In Space

Answer 3

No. The astronauts of Challenger and Columbia died in the Earth's atmosphere, as did those of Soyuz 11. The Apollo 1 astronauts died on the Earths' surface in a fire, and Soyuz 1 only killed its pilot when the craft crashed to the ground. So although humans have died on space missions, none of the fatalities actually occurred in space.

Answer 4

Georgi Dobrovolski (June 30, 1971, re-entry pressurization failure)
Viktor Patsayev (June 30, 1971, re-entry pressurization failure)
Vladislav Volkov (June 30, 1971, re-entry pressurization failure)

1971 June 30: crew exposed to vacuum of space : The crew of Soyuz 11, Georgi Dobrovolski, Viktor Patsayev and Vladislav Volkov, were killed after undocking from space station Salyut 1 after a three-week stay. A valve on their spacecraft had accidentally opened when the service module separated, letting their air leak out into space. The capsule reentered and landed normally, and their deaths were only discovered when it was opened by the recovery team.

Answer 5

no. 24 astronauts have died in the space program, but all were within the confines of the Earth's atmosphere.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0114.shtml

Answer 6

yes i believe a russian died in the 60s!

Answer 7

I know one dog died in orbit....lifesigns from the dog went out at 71 miles...but thats a dog...poor thing.

Answer 8

Didnt Major Tom float away into space?

Answer 9

there you go. you know now has much has you did b4 asking the question. LOL ;-)