In recent years, my country's aerospace industry has made rapid progress, and more and more astronauts have been sent to space. While people are proud of them, they will also worry about them. Because astronauts themselves are "high-risk occupations" , there is basically no chance of survival if an accident occurs.
Astronauts in space
What we are going to talk about today is related to the most tragic skeleton of in the history of human aerospace .
When everyone bid farewell to the aerospace hero with tears, applause and flowers at the funeral, they did not realize that there was actually a huge conspiracy behind this "accident" - Their hero knew that they could not come back before they took off. What is more moving than choosing to die generously even though you know you are going to die?
charred remains of astronaut
Aerospace hero "Komalov"
Everyone knows that The first to open the window of space exploration in the last century was actually the Soviet Union . Whether it was the first satellite to enter the sky or the first astronaut to take off, the Soviet Union was ahead of the United States. Under such circumstances, the Soviet Union wanted to save its throne of "first" in the space race, so it seized time to experiment in the space field.
When time came to 1966, the US "Gemini" spacecraft completed manual manipulation of space docking for the first time this year. Obviously, the first time the United States has occupied has aroused the Soviet Union's vigilance, because the Soviet Union immediately began to develop the new Soyuz spacecraft , striving to create the first miracle of manned spacecraft space docking.
early Soyuz spacecraft
In this case, the first Gagarin , and Komarov, who participated in the Ascension 1 mission, entered space, were included in the list of astronauts who made this history, .
At this moment, the tragedy has laid the foreshadowing.
Gagarin (left) and Komarov (right)
Before telling this tragedy, let us first learn what kind of person this space hero who was generous in his death was.
Komalov 's full name is Vladimir Mikhailovich Komalov . He was born on March 16, 1927. was the first group of astronauts in the Soviet Union .
According to the data, Komalov is an astronaut with courage and wisdom. He is willing to study and study in life, actively participates in aerospace training, calm and calm when encountering things, and has an extremely strong psychological quality.
The first astronaut Komarov who died in manned space flight
1967 On April 23, just after his 40th birthday, Komarov set foot on the Soyuz-1 spacecraft . He seemed to understand that this was a dying situation, but he still walked into a dead end without hesitation.
That's it. This astronaut who was once surrounded by honor and had rich experience turned from a living life to the most tragic skeleton in human space history.
The Soviet Union held a grand state funeral for Komarov
So, what kind of accident happened at that time? Why did Komarov know that he couldn't come back before he took off?
" Alliance One " crash
Many people should have seen texts related to Komarov in Chinese textbooks. The text is called "Tririous Two Hours", and when it was published on readers in 1995, it was called "The Death of Astronauts" .
No matter what it is called, the core content of the article is the same. describes the accident encountered by famous Soviet astronauts when they returned to the Soyuz-1 spacecraft.
"Triad Two Hours" in the old version of the sixth-grade Chinese book
It is worth mentioning that the article changed the experience in this unexpected reality, giving it an atmosphere of "Triad Two Hours" for it. even said that Komalov had broadcast live on TV before his death and gave a two-hour farewell to his family and friends.
The article reads: "Komarov said with tears in his eyes that he was sacred to dedicate himself to the cause of aerospace, without regrets! He reluctantly bid farewell to his wife and mother, and encouraged his daughter to grow up and become an astronaut..."
Komarov's family
These descriptions are indeed very touching, but unfortunately it is not the truth. Because Alliance One is a top secret operation , it is impossible to broadcast live on TV. Secondly, the accidental crash of the Soyuz spacecraft has actually been doomed to . No matter who boards the spacecraft , he can only face the tragic ending of .
When we introduced the relevant background of the incident in the previous article, we mentioned that the Gemini spacecraft in the United States completed its first manual docking in space, so the Soviet Union was stimulated by this incident.
created several number one Gemini constellation for the US aerospace
Originally they planned to dock with unmanned spacecraft, but they had no choice but to launch several ships in a row. failed to dock for various reasons . In this case, The Soviet Union decided to take the risk of trying "manned air docking test" .
According to the information, they planned to launch Soyuz 1 and Soyuz 2 one after another on April 23 and April 24, 1967, so that the two spacecraft could complete docking of . The astronaut who took off on Soyuz One was Komalov .
Komalov (front row first left)
The decision-maker at that time Brezhnev believes that if the connection is successful, it will be the best gift to The October Revolution 50th anniversary.
At that time, TASS reported that the purpose of this flight was "testing new manned spacecraft and inspecting the various systems and components of the spacecraft under space flight conditions. In addition, Komarov will conduct scientific and physical/technical experiments and research for a longer period of time under space flight conditions."
The question is, the docking of the unmanned spacecraft has failed repeatedly, can the manned spacecraft be successful ? The answer is obvious.
Komalov was preparing for the flight mission
Komalov was about to fly five times before the report pointed out that he felt good and completed the required relevant maneuvering actions in the future. This really looks great. But at twelve o'clock in Moscow time the next day, the official report said that Komarov unfortunately sacrificed when he ended the Soyuz-1 test flight.
According to the data, after the return capsule of Soyuz 1's return capsule re-entered the atmosphere, neither the main parachute nor the backup parachute that should have been pulled out did not appear . In this way, it was like a "meteor" passing through the horizon and crashed into the ground at an extremely high speed. Obviously, in this case, Komarov naturally died.
When the rescue team rushed to the landing site of Alliance One, only found the remains of Komalov in the fire , and the obvious one was that there were only some crushed leg bones left.
One of the photos of the crash site of the Union 1
When people observed silence for Komarov's death, only Gagarin and some insiders knew that this book was not an "accident", but a "murder" . Komarov knew long before boarding the spacecraft that he could not return safely.
is not an "accident" but a "murder"
As an astronaut with certain experience, Komarov is not a fool. He knew long before participating in the test flight that the spacecraft that was about to send it to the sky was actually "full of loopholes". At that time, when Gagarin and some senior technicians were inspecting the spacecraft, they discovered the structural problem of in 03, and suggested that this task should be postponed to .
It is reported that in order to explain this matter, Gagarin wrote a full ten pages of memorandum. But this is useless, because no one dares to hand it over to Brezhnev. And according to the information, the person who knew the memorandum at was either demoted or fired after that. Even the aerospace hero Gagarin died in an accident in the second year due to an airplane crash.
Gagarin was killed in flight training due to an aircraft crash
It is obvious that everyone knows the problem of Soyuz 1 and realizes that this mission will not be successful. , Komarov, who has made many preparations on Soyuz 1, knows this well. In fact, it is not just a problem that parachute cannot pull. So far, so many "bugs" from Alliance One have almost triggered them after they were launched.
For example, Komarov said at that time that was affected by the concentration of space particles at night and the beacon failed, which led to him having to manually correct his heading .
Soviet Union One spacecraft
Of course, Komalov encountered at that time must have been far worse than what was shown in the report , but he relied on his calm psychological quality and experience to let the spacecraft land according to the established plan. However, this landing was not a safe arrival, but a "fall" .
Komalov expected his "fall", but he was not willing to accept it. So according to some of the voices from the spacecraft that the United States later disclosed that they heard in Turkey monitors, Komarov also angrily shouted after realizing that he would definitely fall to death.
Komalov in space suit
In addition, according to the recollection of KGB agent Wen Yamin Rusayev, Komalov said long before taking off, he could not come back alive in this mission, and , but in fact he had the chance to exit the mission . The reason why he chose to die generously was that if he didn't go, the substitute pilot would take his place, , and this substitute was Gagarin , which had a deep friendship with him.
It is not difficult to see that Komarov is a hero who values love and friendship. His choice did save Gagarin from the accidental crash of Alliance One, but he still did not escape the fate of being "silenced".
Gagarin and Komarov are the best comrades-in-arms
The reason why his skeleton is the most tragic in aerospace history is probably because he knew he was a chess piece under power, but he still made a choice that was willing to try for his friends. I hope he can sleep with Alliance One and truly become a "star" in the universe!
