About
The first cosmonaut to fly into space twice, he died when the Soyuz 1 space capsule crashed upon re-entry.
Before Fame
He was a test pilot.
Trivia
He was in the first cosmonaut group, selected in 1960, and his first time in space was as Commander of Voskhod 1.
Family Life
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Associated With
He was a Soviet cosmonaut like Yuri Gagarin.
