Georgy Dobrovolsky

Georgy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft. They became the world's first space station crew aboard Salyut 1, but died of asphyxiation because of an accidentally opened valve. They were the first and only humans to have died in space.

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Who was born first?

• Georgy Dobrovolsky and Jim Lovell were born the same year
• Georgy Dobrovolsky and Frank Borman were born the same year
• Georgy Dobrovolsky and Vasily Lazarev were born the same year
• Georgy Dobrovolsky and Anatoly Filipchenko were born the same year
• Georgy Dobrovolsky was born 1 year after Vladimir Komarov

Timeline

1. Vladimir KomarovMarch 16, 1927 – April 24, 1967
2. Anatoly FilipchenkoFebruary 26, 1928 – August 7, 2022
3. Frank BormanMarch 14, 1928 – November 7, 2023
4. Georgy Dobrovolsky (this page)June 1, 1928 – June 30, 1971
5. Jim LovellMarch 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025
6. Vasily LazarevFebruary 23, 1928 – December 31, 1990

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