Vladislav Volkov
Name: Vladislav Volkov
Born: November 23, 1935 in Moscow, USSR.
Education: Aircraft designer, Moscow Aviation Institute.
Marital Status: Married.
Children: One.
Experience: Vladislav Volkov was a cosmonaut who was born on November 23, 1935,
in Moscow. Volkov became a cosmonaut in 1966. He spent over 29 days in space on
two space flights. In 1969, Volkov flew aboard Soyuz 7. This was one of three
Soyuz spacecraft in orbit at the same time.
Vladislav Volkov made his second space flight aboard Soyuz 11 in 1971. The crew
traveled to the Salyut 1 space station. They activated the station and tested some of the
equipment. Tragically, the crew was killed during re-entry to Earth's
atmosphere. An air valve opened prematurely and the crew suffocated.