Ludmila
Ludmila Phantom cosmonaut. . Died 23 May 1961.

Personal: Female. Reported killed in an orbital flight May 23, 1961.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Phantom Cosmonaut.

In March 1965 the newspaper Corriere della Sera published a report of sensational radio intercepts by the Judica-Cordiglia brothers at Torre Bert, Italy. Among these were the reported death of a female cosmonaut lost on 10 November 1963. Later the date was given as 16-19 May or 19-23 May 1961. The brothers say the 'heart-rending' voice can be heard reporting increasing temperatures as the capsule burns up in the atmosphere. Others have difficulty making anything out of the tape at all.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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