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[–] comfortable_doug@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Nobody has died in space have they?

[–] MaoZedongThought@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only people to have ever died in space were the three crewmembers of Soyuz 11.

[–] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And the Columbus space shuttle.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, Columbia had reentered the atmosphere already, so not in space

[–] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago

It may have broken up below the karman line, but space isn't a hard cutoff. The atmosphere was still far too thin to not need a pressure suit at that altitude, and both missions failed due to problems that would come into effect upon performing the re-entry maneuver.

[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Correct. People have died on the way to and back from space, but never in space. So in terms of human deaths, 100% have occurred on earth or in its atmosphere.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

3-man crew of Soyuz 11 is considered to have died in space as another commenter mentioned

[–] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Animals and insects have been sent up, and failed to return alive.