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Have any astronauts/cosmonauts died in space?
Have there ever been people trapped in a shut down spacecraft?What happens to a body, that has been exposed to vacuum, once brought back onboard?What are the procedures aboard the ISS in the eventuality of a loss of a crew member?How would one go about proving humans have really been to outer space?How are accidents involving rockets and space vessels investigated?Was the possibility of damage to the SS Columbia made public before it reentered on Feb 1, 2003?Do astronauts get Netflix on ISS?Cosmonauts and AstronautsWhat are the most serious injuries that astronauts have suffered while in orbit?How many earth stations had astronauts on-site during John Glenn's orbit in Friendship-7?Challenger disaster: how full was the external tank at the time of destruction?What are the questions and issues related to Kosmos 482's configuration and eventual reentry?
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After some casual reading around on the internet I got to the accidents that have occurred over the years in space exploration.
I got to wondering that while I know that astronauts have died during launch or return I could not find any that happened in orbit.
The deaths that I could find were either during launch or the return descent.
My question is : Have any astronauts/cosmonauts died in space?
If my question lacks the proper wording feel free to edit.
astronauts accident death high-earth-orbit
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Monty Harder
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TomTom
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After some casual reading around on the internet I got to the accidents that have occurred over the years in space exploration.
I got to wondering that while I know that astronauts have died during launch or return I could not find any that happened in orbit.
The deaths that I could find were either during launch or the return descent.
My question is : Have any astronauts/cosmonauts died in space?
If my question lacks the proper wording feel free to edit.
astronauts accident death high-earth-orbit
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
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There were no astronauts at all at a high earth orbit. All Apollo astronauts on their way to the Moon and back did not enter a high Earth orbit.
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– Uwe
9 hours ago
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You should avoid the words "high earth orbit" if you think of a different orbit at a much lower altitude than above 35,786 km. A high earth orbit is defined above a geosynchronous orbit. Orbits with some hundreds of kilometers are desiginated as low Earth orbits between 160 and 2000 km height. You may just remove the word high if you think of any Earth orbit.
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– Uwe
8 hours ago
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space.stackexchange.com/a/17735/12102
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– uhoh
8 hours ago
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space.stackexchange.com/questions/32555
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– Dave Gremlin
8 hours ago
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This was asked on History SE less than a month ago.
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– David Richerby
6 hours ago
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$begingroup$
After some casual reading around on the internet I got to the accidents that have occurred over the years in space exploration.
I got to wondering that while I know that astronauts have died during launch or return I could not find any that happened in orbit.
The deaths that I could find were either during launch or the return descent.
My question is : Have any astronauts/cosmonauts died in space?
If my question lacks the proper wording feel free to edit.
astronauts accident death high-earth-orbit
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
$endgroup$
After some casual reading around on the internet I got to the accidents that have occurred over the years in space exploration.
I got to wondering that while I know that astronauts have died during launch or return I could not find any that happened in orbit.
The deaths that I could find were either during launch or the return descent.
My question is : Have any astronauts/cosmonauts died in space?
If my question lacks the proper wording feel free to edit.
astronauts accident death high-earth-orbit
astronauts accident death high-earth-orbit
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
edited 6 hours ago
Monty Harder
1052
1052
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
asked 10 hours ago
TomTom
21511
21511
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There were no astronauts at all at a high earth orbit. All Apollo astronauts on their way to the Moon and back did not enter a high Earth orbit.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
9 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
You should avoid the words "high earth orbit" if you think of a different orbit at a much lower altitude than above 35,786 km. A high earth orbit is defined above a geosynchronous orbit. Orbits with some hundreds of kilometers are desiginated as low Earth orbits between 160 and 2000 km height. You may just remove the word high if you think of any Earth orbit.
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– Uwe
8 hours ago
1
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space.stackexchange.com/a/17735/12102
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– uhoh
8 hours ago
1
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space.stackexchange.com/questions/32555
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– Dave Gremlin
8 hours ago
2
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This was asked on History SE less than a month ago.
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– David Richerby
6 hours ago
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There were no astronauts at all at a high earth orbit. All Apollo astronauts on their way to the Moon and back did not enter a high Earth orbit.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
9 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
You should avoid the words "high earth orbit" if you think of a different orbit at a much lower altitude than above 35,786 km. A high earth orbit is defined above a geosynchronous orbit. Orbits with some hundreds of kilometers are desiginated as low Earth orbits between 160 and 2000 km height. You may just remove the word high if you think of any Earth orbit.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
8 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
space.stackexchange.com/a/17735/12102
$endgroup$
– uhoh
8 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
space.stackexchange.com/questions/32555
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– Dave Gremlin
8 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
This was asked on History SE less than a month ago.
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– David Richerby
6 hours ago
2
2
$begingroup$
There were no astronauts at all at a high earth orbit. All Apollo astronauts on their way to the Moon and back did not enter a high Earth orbit.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
9 hours ago
$begingroup$
There were no astronauts at all at a high earth orbit. All Apollo astronauts on their way to the Moon and back did not enter a high Earth orbit.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
9 hours ago
1
1
$begingroup$
You should avoid the words "high earth orbit" if you think of a different orbit at a much lower altitude than above 35,786 km. A high earth orbit is defined above a geosynchronous orbit. Orbits with some hundreds of kilometers are desiginated as low Earth orbits between 160 and 2000 km height. You may just remove the word high if you think of any Earth orbit.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
8 hours ago
$begingroup$
You should avoid the words "high earth orbit" if you think of a different orbit at a much lower altitude than above 35,786 km. A high earth orbit is defined above a geosynchronous orbit. Orbits with some hundreds of kilometers are desiginated as low Earth orbits between 160 and 2000 km height. You may just remove the word high if you think of any Earth orbit.
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– Uwe
8 hours ago
1
1
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space.stackexchange.com/a/17735/12102
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– uhoh
8 hours ago
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space.stackexchange.com/a/17735/12102
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– uhoh
8 hours ago
1
1
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space.stackexchange.com/questions/32555
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– Dave Gremlin
8 hours ago
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space.stackexchange.com/questions/32555
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– Dave Gremlin
8 hours ago
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This was asked on History SE less than a month ago.
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– David Richerby
6 hours ago
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This was asked on History SE less than a month ago.
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The only casualties in space (above the Kármán line) are the crew of Soyuz 11 who were still in orbit when they died but about to reenter the atmosphere. All other casualties like Komarov in Soyuz 1 or the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster were during reentry well below the Kármán line.
The Soyuz 11 was about to land so you may count that as "during return descent" if you want to. So far no one died while in orbit and not about to land, luckily.
answered 9 hours ago
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"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
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3 hours ago
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If you count nonhuman astronauts, then yes, many animals have died in space.Laika was not the first, but was probably the most famous.
answered 4 hours ago
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what do you mean, "not the first"?
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@Hobbes read animals in space, the link is in the Laika article.
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The only casualties in space (above the Kármán line) are the crew of Soyuz 11 who were still in orbit when they died but about to reenter the atmosphere. All other casualties like Komarov in Soyuz 1 or the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster were during reentry well below the Kármán line.
The Soyuz 11 was about to land so you may count that as "during return descent" if you want to. So far no one died while in orbit and not about to land, luckily.
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
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"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
$endgroup$
– corsiKa
3 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The only casualties in space (above the Kármán line) are the crew of Soyuz 11 who were still in orbit when they died but about to reenter the atmosphere. All other casualties like Komarov in Soyuz 1 or the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster were during reentry well below the Kármán line.
The Soyuz 11 was about to land so you may count that as "during return descent" if you want to. So far no one died while in orbit and not about to land, luckily.
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
7,92433258
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
$endgroup$
– corsiKa
3 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The only casualties in space (above the Kármán line) are the crew of Soyuz 11 who were still in orbit when they died but about to reenter the atmosphere. All other casualties like Komarov in Soyuz 1 or the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster were during reentry well below the Kármán line.
The Soyuz 11 was about to land so you may count that as "during return descent" if you want to. So far no one died while in orbit and not about to land, luckily.
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
7,92433258
$endgroup$
The only casualties in space (above the Kármán line) are the crew of Soyuz 11 who were still in orbit when they died but about to reenter the atmosphere. All other casualties like Komarov in Soyuz 1 or the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster were during reentry well below the Kármán line.
The Soyuz 11 was about to land so you may count that as "during return descent" if you want to. So far no one died while in orbit and not about to land, luckily.
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
7,92433258
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
7,92433258
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
7,92433258
answered 9 hours ago
DarkDustDarkDust
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7,92433258
$begingroup$
"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
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– corsiKa
3 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
$endgroup$
– corsiKa
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
$endgroup$
– corsiKa
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
"Luckily" well part of it is luck, I suppose. Most of it, I'd say, is incredible detail in engineering and quality assurance.
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– corsiKa
3 hours ago
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If you count nonhuman astronauts, then yes, many animals have died in space.Laika was not the first, but was probably the most famous.
answered 4 hours ago
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1213
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what do you mean, "not the first"?
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4 hours ago
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@Hobbes read animals in space, the link is in the Laika article.
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4 hours ago
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If you count nonhuman astronauts, then yes, many animals have died in space.Laika was not the first, but was probably the most famous.
answered 4 hours ago
Ross PresserRoss Presser
1213
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what do you mean, "not the first"?
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4 hours ago
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@Hobbes read animals in space, the link is in the Laika article.
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– Uwe
4 hours ago
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$begingroup$
If you count nonhuman astronauts, then yes, many animals have died in space.Laika was not the first, but was probably the most famous.
answered 4 hours ago
Ross PresserRoss Presser
1213
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If you count nonhuman astronauts, then yes, many animals have died in space.Laika was not the first, but was probably the most famous.
answered 4 hours ago
Ross PresserRoss Presser
1213
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answered 4 hours ago
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answered 4 hours ago
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what do you mean, "not the first"?
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what do you mean, "not the first"?
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@Hobbes read animals in space, the link is in the Laika article.
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what do you mean, "not the first"?
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@Hobbes read animals in space, the link is in the Laika article.
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There were no astronauts at all at a high earth orbit. All Apollo astronauts on their way to the Moon and back did not enter a high Earth orbit.
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– Uwe
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You should avoid the words "high earth orbit" if you think of a different orbit at a much lower altitude than above 35,786 km. A high earth orbit is defined above a geosynchronous orbit. Orbits with some hundreds of kilometers are desiginated as low Earth orbits between 160 and 2000 km height. You may just remove the word high if you think of any Earth orbit.
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