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Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian
language|Russian:
Владисл&
#1072;в
Николае&
#1074;ич
Волков; born
November 23, 1935, Moscow – June 30, 1971)
was a Soviet Union|Soviet astronaut|cosmonaut who
flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions.

He had the unfortunate distinction of being part
of the second crew to die during a manned space
mission|space flight
on Soyuz 11.

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.

The Volkov (crater)|Volkov crater on the Moon is
named in his honor.