Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov, who was the recipient of two firsts as a cosmonaut, has died. He was 83. The Russian Space Agency said in a statement Sunday that Feoktistov died of unspecified causes late Saturday in Moscow.
In terms of one of his firsts, Konstantin Feoktistov was one of the three crew members in the first group manned space flight. In 1964, he traveled aboard the Voskhod spaceship as part of the first group space flight in history.
In fact, Konstantin Feoktistov played a key role in the development of the Voskhod. Later, until the year 1990, Feoktistov helped design Soviet space ships and stations such as Soyuz, Progress and Mir.
In terms of his other first, it was not just a first, it was seemingly something that may never happen again. Konstantin Feoktistov is also the only cosmonaut to travel into space who was not a Communist party member. As such, there was much resistance to his trip into space from the Politburo.
Interestingly, although Konstantin Feoktistov was a key in the development of many Soviet spacecraft, including manned craft, he was not a fan of manned space flight. He called the idea of manned space flights to other planets a "stupid" waste of money.
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com
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