The history of exploration in space is vast, and you can listen to the audio recorded moments before cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov fell sadly to his death in April 1967.
While there are absurd reasons why no astronaut has set foot on the Moon in over half a century, it remains still fascinating to look back at those select few who were among the first to embark on a journey into space.
Space technology has come a long way since the late 1960s, as we're now able to send spacecrafts over two billion miles away in expeditions, but back then things were much more simplistic - and unfortunately prone to error.
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Perhaps the most famous incident of this involves Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, otherwise known as the 'man who fell from space', who suffered a devastating death as his craft malfunctioned.
Komarov embarked on a journey into space as part of test flight Soyuz 1, where he was the only crew member.
The flight, however, was plagued with technical issues that eventually led to his demise, beginning with the failure of the spacecraft's solar panels.
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After completing a number of rotations around the Earth's orbit, Komarov attempted to return to solid ground but quickly realized that the craft lacked the necessary power due to the failure of one of the two wing-like solar panels.
The malfunctions, unfortunately, were far from over though, as critically the ship's parachute had become tangled, preventing it from releasing.
This left the Soyuz 1 unable to safely land, and Komarov with no means of fixing the issue, leaving the spacecraft to descend rapidly and crash upon impact.
Komarov tragically died during this incident, making him the first in-flight fatality in space expedition history, and the Soyuz 1 suffered a similar fate, but communication recordings have in-fact been recovered from a surveillance post in Turkey.
There appear to be conflicting reports on what is actually said during the discussion between Komarov and ground control, as while the official transcript argues that the cosmonaut stated that he 'felt excellent' and that 'everything was in order', some others have a different impression.
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Contrastingly, some others claim that Komarov was 'furious' with the various malfunctions, and even called the Soyuz 1 a 'devil ship'.
You can take a listen to the audio yourself and make up your own conclusions, but it's clear even if you don't understand the language that it was a distressing time for him.