Soyuz 11
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Soyuz 11 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight in 1971 that successfully occupied the world’s first space station, Salyut 1, but ended tragically when its three cosmonauts died during reentry due to cabin depressurization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soyuz 11 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Soyuz 11 Context triple: [Soyuz program (early phase), notableMission, Soyuz 11]
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Soyuz 19
Soyuz 19 was the Soviet spacecraft that participated in the historic 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, enabling the first international crewed space docking between the USSR and the United States.
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Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a 1967 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for its fatal crash that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov and exposed serious design flaws in the early Soyuz program.
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C.
Soyuz 10
Soyuz 10 was a 1971 Soviet crewed spaceflight that became the first mission to attempt docking with the world’s first space station, Salyut 1, though the docking was not fully successful.
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D.
Soyuz 18
Soyuz 18 was a Soviet crewed spacecraft mission in the mid-1970s that experienced a serious launch abort and is often noted for its dramatic emergency reentry and safe recovery of the cosmonauts.
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E.
Soyuz 9
Soyuz 9 was a 1970 Soviet crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for human spaceflight duration and tested the limits of long-term living and working in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Soyuz 11 Target entity description: Soyuz 11 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight in 1971 that successfully occupied the world’s first space station, Salyut 1, but ended tragically when its three cosmonauts died during reentry due to cabin depressurization.
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A.
Soyuz 19
Soyuz 19 was the Soviet spacecraft that participated in the historic 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, enabling the first international crewed space docking between the USSR and the United States.
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B.
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a 1967 Soviet crewed spaceflight notable for its fatal crash that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov and exposed serious design flaws in the early Soyuz program.
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C.
Soyuz 10
Soyuz 10 was a 1971 Soviet crewed spaceflight that became the first mission to attempt docking with the world’s first space station, Salyut 1, though the docking was not fully successful.
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D.
Soyuz 18
Soyuz 18 was a Soviet crewed spacecraft mission in the mid-1970s that experienced a serious launch abort and is often noted for its dramatic emergency reentry and safe recovery of the cosmonauts.
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E.
Soyuz 9
Soyuz 9 was a 1970 Soviet crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for human spaceflight duration and tested the limits of long-term living and working in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soyuz mission
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crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| causeOfAccident | premature opening of pressure equalization valve ⓘ |
| commander | Georgy Dobrovolsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmonautNationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewDeathCause | asphyxiation ⓘ |
| crewDeathLocation | in space during reentry phase ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Georgy Dobrovolsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viktor Patsayev NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladislav Volkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| crewStatusAtLanding | all three cosmonauts dead ⓘ |
| dockedWith | Salyut 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockingDate | 1971-06-07 ⓘ |
| fatalities | 3 ⓘ |
| flightEngineer | Vladislav Volkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soyuz 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnDesign | led to requirement for cosmonauts to wear pressure suits during launch and reentry ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1971-06-30 ⓘ |
| landingSite |
Kazakh SSR
NERFINISHED
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steppe of Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| landingType | capsule landing under parachute ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1971-06-06 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Soyuz rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
23 days
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23 days 18 hours 21 minutes ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1971-06-30 ⓘ |
| missionObjective | Occupy and conduct experiments aboard Salyut 1 ⓘ |
| missionOutcome |
crew killed during reentry
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partial failure ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1971-06-06 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first successful occupation of a space station
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only human spaceflight accident to occur in space ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitReference | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soyuz 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Soyuz program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryAccident | cabin depressurization ⓘ |
| researchEngineer | Viktor Patsayev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Soyuz 7K-OKS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStationFirsts | first long-duration crewed stay on a space station ⓘ |
| spaceStationOccupationDuration | about 23 days ⓘ |
| spaceStationProgram | Salyut program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStationVisited | Salyut 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undockingDate | 1971-06-29 ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1971 ⓘ |
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Subject: Soyuz 11 Description of subject: Soyuz 11 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight in 1971 that successfully occupied the world’s first space station, Salyut 1, but ended tragically when its three cosmonauts died during reentry due to cabin depressurization.
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