Georgiy Dobrovolskiy
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| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | June 1, 1928 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | June 30, 1971 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR |
| Occupation1 | Pilot |
| Rank | Podpolkovnik, Soviet Air Force |
| Space time | 23d 18h 21m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 2 |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz 11 |
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Georgiy Timofeyevich Dobrovolskiy (Russian: Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский; June 1, 1928, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR – June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.
He flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the first acknowledged Soviet crew to die during a space flight.
After a normal re-entry, the capsule was opened and the crew was found dead. It was discovered that a valve had opened just prior to leaving orbit that had allowed the capsule's atmosphere to vent away into space, suffocating the crew.
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| NAME | Dobrovolskiy, Georgiy Timofeyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Георгий Тимофеевич Добровольский (Russian) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Soviet cosmonaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1971 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Space |
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