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When the Space Race began, the United States and the Soviet Union were quick to use teams and technology in an effort to reach space first. Before long, records were beaten just as quickly as they were set: satellites were launched, men walked on the moon, and space stations capable of housing people for weeks were sent into orbit. In this month's Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie tells the story of three Soviet cosmonauts who spent three weeks in space as part of the Soyuz 11 mission in 1971, the triumph and tragedy that defined their time in space, and the lasting impact they made on space exploration.Sources consulted for this story:
- Space.com: What was the space race? Origins, events and timeline
- NASA: 45 Years Ago: Historic Handshake in Space
- Time: Gagarin's Great Feat: 50 Space-Race Highs and Lows
- Insider: The tragic story of the only 3 cosmonauts who died in space
- Time: Triumph and Tragedy of Soyuz 11
- Space Safety Magazine: The Crew That Never Came Home: The Misfortunes of Soyuz 11
- Astronomy.com: Remembering the crew of Soyuz 11, the only astronauts to die in space
- NASA: Soyuz 11: Triumph and Tragedy
- NASA Space Flight: 50 years later: Remembering the mission, sacrifice of the Soyuz 11 crew
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
The Soyuz 11 capsule after landing. Source: NASA
The crew of Soyuz 11 during mission practice. L-R: V. I. Patsayev, G. T. Dobrovolskiy, and V. N. Volkov. Source: NASA
Soyuz 11 liftoff
