Vladimir Komarov was Doomed to Die on Soyuz 1

And before you guys start deciphering the chapter titles footage, it's just X-15 footage I just wanted less obvious pilot-in-a-cockpit-looking that was also fair use!

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[ltR]

Respect for gagarin. And komorov for not letting his friend taking his place .
Really nice to see you online Amy. Love your content, (and your books x).

[littelsnek]

As a Russian I’m glad to see you covering the other side of the spacerace wich is sadly often ignored or left behind in the west.
Greetings from Rostow ;)

[erikdevereux]

What I find interesting are parallels between this incident and Challenger. Certain political imperatives can overcome scientific and technical expertise to make disaster inevitable, regardless of the ideological foundations of the system.

[AnonymousFreakYT]

While the Soviet space program's darkest hours may have been Soyuz 1 and Salyut 1, I would say its finest hour was the Soyuz T-15 mission. To date, still the only space mission to have a crew travel from one space station to a different space station (then back! They were the "opening crew" of Mir, and the "closeout crew" of Salyut 7 - launched to Mir, traveled to Salyut 7 for 50 days, then back to Mir.)

[tylerreid]

Hi Amy, I have been watching The Vintage Space for just over a year. I have an aerospace engineering degree, as well as an MBA. I am currently the sales director of a large US aerospace corporation. Thanks for all of your work on The Vintage Space. I thought I was obsessive with NASA developments when I was growing up. Yet, I always find new things to learn from watching your channel. Please continue your good work!

[schr]

Had Soyuz-2 launched, the crew would almost certainly have been killed too as the craft had the same issues with the parachute system.
Komarov´s problems with the solar panels probably saved three cosmonauts lives as their launch got scrubbed.

[MakerAlex]

Another great focus. I’m increasingly amazed at your ability to continually turn out videos with new material... it must be challenging. Again, thank you!

[JustSomeHobbyGuy]

No matter your country of orgin, every Astronaut was a true hero

[enigmaticottawa]

Your videos should be part of a curriculum on space history.

[jeffausbun]

Keep sharing..my son loved space. He loved your analysis and thought that be something he wanted to do. But his genius was flawed by anxiety. He passed away on Oct 9th. Fentanyl. But he loved your channel. Keep doing what you do. We watched one of the launches where you were one of the expert commentators. Thank you for giving my son and I an technicalities of space. Love ya and thank you.

[conordevlin]

Love seeing Soviet history on your channel- it’s too often forgotten in the west

[SamwiseOutdoors]

I love how much backstory about the lead up into this tragedy you've covered, it's probably the most complete retelling of Komarov's crash.
I also like that your interstitial scenes have Kerbal Space Program-like music, that's a nice touch.

[rickyokogawa]

Geez, We weren’t the only ones that had “launch fever”!

[tigerjeb]

"Two Sides of the Moon" by David Scott and Alexei Leonov is a really good look at that era and the competition between the two space programs. Leonov was in the command center and gives his accounts of the reentry problems, saying that the drogue did deploy but didnt pull the main chute out. witnesses in a nearby town reported seeing the chutes out but not filled with air, simply spinning unopened

[eannamcnamara]

You've probably already heard this but the slayut 7 rescue might be a interesting video idea. Great video as always!

[marciomicio]

The notification for this video just brightened my day!

[AbuctingTacos]

The quality of your videos just keeps getting better. I learned so much from this one video

[MrHichammohsen]

Was waiting for this video to come out! Thanks Amy.

[ENIEINC]

A wonderful presentation! Thank you so much! Fascinating! I was born in 1957, so I got to watch a lot of space news in the 60's and on!

[MrP.]

Fascinating - The Soviet space story is undersold but no less heroic or gripping. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for your passion and hard work :)