Astronauts Died In Space
But what happens if an astronaut dies in outer space.
Astronauts died in space. Michael was a lieutenant colonel in united states navy. The last half century has witnessed the death of about 30 astronauts and cosmonauts while training or attempting dangerous space missions. Astronaut scott kelly.
They were probably still alive until it crashed into the ocean. Top 10 astronauts who died in space 1. There have also been some non astronaut fatalities during spaceflight related activities.
As of 2020 there have been 30 fatalities in incidents regarding spaceflight. However the overwhelming majority of these deaths. September 2 1948 january 28 1986 was an american teacher and astronaut from concord new hampshire and one of the seven crew members killed in the space shuttle challenger disaster.
Seven space explorers including teacher christa mcauliffe lost their lives in the 1986 space shuttle tragedy. Kalpana chawla was an indian american astronaut who flew on columbia as a mission specialist and was. Sharon christa mcauliffe née corrigan.
There are a few different approaches the crew can take if there is unfortunately a fatality on board. There are a few different approaches the crew can take if there is unfortunately a fatality on board. In the last half century about 30 astronauts and cosmonauts have died while training for or attempting dangerous space missions.
Astronauts already spend extended periods of time on the international space station the record is almost 438 days set by a russian cosmonaut in the mid 90s and u s.