April 23
Posted in White History on Apr 23rd, 2012
1967 Russia launched Soyuz 1 carrying cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. This was the first flight of the Soyuz space program. Unfortunately, it ended with tragedy, and Colonel Komarov was killed when the spacecraft crashed during its return to Earth. The flight was beset with mechanical problems and represents the first confirmed in-flight fatality in the history [...]