I believe the recordings of his communication with ground control can be found. I remember hearing them some years ago and they were chilling. His last words were cursing the whole system for putting him up there in a vehicle they knew was flawed from the start.
Mohayat
He didn’t want to step down from that flight because if he did they’d replace him with Yuri Gagarin, his best friend.
wickvegs
Interesting behind the scenes story:
[https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/05/02/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage](https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/05/02/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage)
TheRealMacLeod
I believe the recordings of his communication with ground control can be found. I remember hearing them some years ago and they were chilling. His last words were cursing the whole system for putting him up there in a vehicle they knew was flawed from the start.
Mohayat
He didn’t want to step down from that flight because if he did they’d replace him with Yuri Gagarin, his best friend.
SmokeyBlazingwood16
Did he die?