How many human deaths have been associated with space travel?

Answer 1

The Apollo 1 spacecraft did catch fire and burn up, killing the crew of three, during a training exercise on the launchpad in 1967. That however was just a trainig exercise, not an actual attempt to launch, and had that mission evenutally gone forward it was just going to be a test of the spacecraft in Earth orbit, not a lunar mission. Although Apollo 13 did have to be aborted it returned to Earth succesfully and without casualties. The other missions were all successful.

A few more died in training. For example, Charlie Bassett and Elliot M See, the original crew for Gemini 9. Since Gemini was developmental work for the moonshot program, all these guys can be counted as well. Challenger and Columbia DeathsThe loss of the shuttles Challenger and Columbia claimed the lives of seven astronauts each time. There have also been at least four Soviet deaths in the Soyuz programs and many more on the ground. You can find information on all deaths at the web links on the left.

Russian space program deathsVladimir Komarov died on board of Soyuz 1 when parachute failed to open during reentry.

Georgi Dobrovolski, Viktor Patsayev and Vladislav Volkov died on board of Soyuz 11 when vehicle decompressed on approach to reentry.

Total of 22 people were killed in space relaed accidents,according to Wikipedia.

Answer 2

There were two fatal all-hands accidents on the Space Shuttle program- One caused by explosion during the Ascent- ( Challenger blast l986) the other caused by faulty re-entry heat-shielding, the Columbia, which broke apart on re-entry. There were no IN-Flight fatal accidents in the US Space Program- the Apollo l00 or l flash-fire occured on the Ground during a test of a life-support system. it did not happen in space. There have been rumors of several Russian space accidents with fatal consequences.

Answer 3

As of 2021, there have been a total of 18 confirmed human deaths associated with space travel. These include fatalities from accidents during spaceflight missions, training, and test flights.

Answer 4

3 deaths (Cosmonauts) have occurred above the 100 Km limit for space when the crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft suffocated when the craft depressurized prior to re-entry.

Answer 5

One and that is the first dog to go in space!

Answer 6

As of 2008, eighteen astronauts have lost their lives during spaceflight, on four missions. They include thirteen Americans, three Russians, one Ukrainian, and one Israeli.

Answer 7

No Canadian astronaut has ever died in space.