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Tragic Deaths Of 3 Cosmonauts Highlight Space Risks
AP reports the deaths of Soviet Soyuz 11 cosmonauts Georgy Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev after a 24 day mission, with Tass citing possible life support failure or reentry stress. The piece notes prior tragedies Apollo 1 and Komarov and reflects on risks in early space exploration.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Russia
Tass
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet Union
Salute Space Laboratory
Farth
America
Air Force
Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Moon
Earth
Soyuz 11
Vladimir Komarov