Supposedly he demanded an open casket funeral in his final communication so his superiors would have to look at him. He knew the mission was fucked from the start, but did it anyway because he was friends with the dude who would replace him if he backed out.
He was alive all the way until he hit the ground. Fortunately, he got to say goodbye to his wife. Then the rockets that were supposed to slow down the capsule before landing fired after landing and burnt his remains.
Kosygin spoke to Komarov on a video conference; he cried as he told the cosmonaut he was a hero. Komarov’s wife then came on the line and the couple spoke about his affairs and said goodbye. By the end of the conversation, Komarov’s voice started to show signs of panic. Despite the Cold War, the American’s listening couldn’t help but feel sad — they’d been tracking the cosmonauts for years and felt as if they knew them personally. The final transmission from the spacecraft committed Komarov’s yells of frustration and rage as he plunged to Earth, knowing full well he had no chance of survival. Soyuz 1 hit the ground at full speed with the force of a 2.8 ton meteorite, flattening the capsule instantly. The force of the impact triggered the retrorockets that were supposed to fire before landing. Instead, they lit the remains of the spacecraft on fire.
Beat9 on June 25th, 2020 at 10:20 UTC »
Supposedly he demanded an open casket funeral in his final communication so his superiors would have to look at him. He knew the mission was fucked from the start, but did it anyway because he was friends with the dude who would replace him if he backed out.
Kane_Highwind on June 25th, 2020 at 10:23 UTC »
I'm REALLY afraid of heights and the thought of what this guy must've felt to be falling from orbit... Nightmare fuel...
IAmStupidAndCantSpel on June 25th, 2020 at 11:24 UTC »
He was alive all the way until he hit the ground. Fortunately, he got to say goodbye to his wife. Then the rockets that were supposed to slow down the capsule before landing fired after landing and burnt his remains.
Full article if anyone’s interested.