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The crew of Soyuz 11 died after undocking from space station Salyut 1 after a three-week stay. A cabin vent valve construction defect caused it to open at service module separation. The recovery team found the crew dead. These three are, as of 2025, the only human fatalities in space (above 100 kilometers (330,000 ft)). [4] [5]
Despite their size, there has been no significant property damage from the debris. [1] Burning up in the atmosphere may also contribute to atmospheric pollution. [2] Numerous small cylindrical tanks from space objects have been found, designed to hold fuel or gasses. [3] Notable examples of space debris falling to Earth and impacting human life ...
Space burials launch cremated remains out of the atmosphere. Space burial is the launching of human remains into space. Missions may go into orbit around the Earth or to extraterrestrial bodies such as the Moon, or farther into space. Remains are sealed until the spacecraft burns up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere or they reach their ...
(Reuters) -Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed "Earthrise" photo during NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968, died on Friday ...
November 23: Several hours after hatch opening of Progress MS-29 cargo spacecraft, the space station crew reported an unexpected odor and droplets coming from the vehicle. The hatches between Poisk module , to which the spacecraft was docked, and the rest of the station was closed and air filtration systems were activated.
Deaths that occurred in outer space, i.e., at least 100 km above the Earth's surface. Pages in category "Deaths in space" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
That has upset some current, part-time Air National Guard members involved in space missions because the proposed move would force them into the full-time, active-duty Space Force. Show comments ...
The US Coast Guard has recovered “presumed human remains” from the sea floor near the debris of the doomed Titanic sub and will now carry out a formal analysis of it.