Valentin Bondarenko
Russian - (RFSA)
Lost In Training
Date of Birth: Feb. 16, 1937
Date of Death: March 23, 1961
Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko (Ukrainian: Валентин Васильович Бондаренко, Russian: Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко; 16 February 1937 – 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut. He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day low-pressure endurance experiment in Moscow. The government concealed the death, along with Bondarenko's membership in the cosmonaut corps, until 1980. A crater on the Moon's far side is named after him.
Spaceflight Record
No spaceflights found for Valentin Bondarenko.
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-10
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon Heavy
Europa Clipper
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAEuropa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, wh…
Starship
Integrated Flight Test 5
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USAFifth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Long March 3
WHG-03
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 03" in Chinese. Details TBD.
Falcon 9
Hera
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAHera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary…
