Capsule · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz 1 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 23 April 1967 00:35 UTC. It was the first manned flight of the Soyuz program carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov. The landing failed due to parachute failure. It was the first in-flight fatality in the history of spaceflight.
Configuration
Soyuz
Recorded flights
1
Time in space
1d 2h 47m 52s
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Vehicle profile
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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