There was a Soviet mission that, once the capsule was opened, the astronauts (cosmonauts, actually, same thing, that's just what they call them in the Soveit Union/Russia space program) inside were deceased. The catastrophe happened during (or just prior to) re-entry, so it depends on how close they were to Earth during the descent when they died, as to if they officially died "in space" or in the "upper atmosphere."
I'll see if I can find the details for you, it's been a long time since I research this particular issue.
Keep in mind, other people are referring to the Challenger and/or Columbia shuttle disasters, both of these explosions were well within the defined proximity to Earth (less than 100km above the surface) to not be qualified as "in space" deaths.
I can't think of a case where a human died while outside our atmosphere. One of the most dangerous portions of a space flight is re-entry in our atmosphere because it tends to destroy anything attempting to enter, or repels them away. That is unless you have the right speed, trajectory, and proper protection against the intense heat from the friction.
The soviets did kill the first dog they sent up because they had no plan for re-entry and the oxygen supply eventually diminished. It was just a PR stunt that caught them flack when they announced the fact that they just sent a dog to it's death.
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No human has died in space....
Laika, a Russian dog was the 1st living creature sent into space, died after orbiting the earth...........
Possibly.
There was a Soviet mission that, once the capsule was opened, the astronauts (cosmonauts, actually, same thing, that's just what they call them in the Soveit Union/Russia space program) inside were deceased. The catastrophe happened during (or just prior to) re-entry, so it depends on how close they were to Earth during the descent when they died, as to if they officially died "in space" or in the "upper atmosphere."
I'll see if I can find the details for you, it's been a long time since I research this particular issue.
More detailed reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_11
Keep in mind, other people are referring to the Challenger and/or Columbia shuttle disasters, both of these explosions were well within the defined proximity to Earth (less than 100km above the surface) to not be qualified as "in space" deaths.
I can't think of a case where a human died while outside our atmosphere. One of the most dangerous portions of a space flight is re-entry in our atmosphere because it tends to destroy anything attempting to enter, or repels them away. That is unless you have the right speed, trajectory, and proper protection against the intense heat from the friction.
The soviets did kill the first dog they sent up because they had no plan for re-entry and the oxygen supply eventually diminished. It was just a PR stunt that caught them flack when they announced the fact that they just sent a dog to it's death.
yes
some astronauts died a few years ago on re entry into the earths atmosphere.
yes