<p>Space Race pioneer Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev died July 3, 2004, in Cheboksary, Russia. Even among the first group of Soviet cosmonauts selected, he was considered elite, a member of the “Vanguard Six” chosen for the Vostok missions. His career included piloting Vostok 3 in August 1962, which became the first instance of two crewed spacecraft<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/july-3-2004-the-death-of-andriyan-nikolayev/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"July 3, 2004: The death of Andriyan Nikolayev"</span></a></p>
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Space Race pioneer Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev died July 3, 2004, in Cheboksary, Russia. Even among the first group of Soviet cosmonauts selected, he was considered elite, a member of the “Vanguard Six” chosen for the Vostok missions. His career included piloting Vostok 3 in August 1962, which became the first instance of two crewed spacecraftContinue reading “July 3, 2004: The death of Andriyan Nikolayev”
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