Viktor Patsayev
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| Nationality | Soviet |
| Born | June 19, 1933 Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR |
| Died | June 30, 1971 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR |
| Occupation1 | Engineer |
| Space time | 23d 18h 21m |
| Selection | Civilian Specialist Group 3 |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz 11 |
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Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (Russian: Виктор Иванович Пацаев; June 19, 1933, Aktyubinsk – June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second crew to die during a space flight.
After a normal re-entry, the capsule was opened and the crew was found dead. It was discovered that a valve had opened just prior to leaving orbit that had allowed the capsule's atmosphere to vent away into space, suffocating the crew.
One of Patsayev's hands was found to be bruised, and he may have been trying to shut the valve manually at the time he lost consciousness.
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| NAME | Patsayev, Viktor Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Виктор Иванович Пацаев (Russian) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Soviet cosmonaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aqtöbe, SOviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1971 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Space |
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