This video explores the Soyuz spacecraft, which has been in use since the 1960s, and how it transports cosmonauts to the ...

The Soyuz 11 mission tragically ended with the deaths of three cosmonauts on June 30, 1971, due to a rapid depressurization of their capsule during re-entry. Despite a successful 23-day stay on the ...

On June 29, 1971, a Soviet space mission ended in tragedy when three Russian cosmonauts were found dead inside their spacecraft after returning to Earth. Inside the Soyuz 11 space capsule were ...

Three cosmonauts died in space due to a depressurized spacecraft. The Soyuz 11 accident was caused by a faulty valve. The accident resulted in immediate changes to cosmonaut safety protocols. All ...

Through the most recent mission, STS-130 in February 2010, the shuttle has taken 788 people to orbit (“people” includes repeat fliers—so Franklin Chang Diaz’s seven flights would count as seven people ...