TsPK-1 astronaut group, 1960

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  Belyayev Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1970.
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  Komarov Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1967. First person to die during spaceflight when the parachute lines of Soyuz 1 tangled and it crashed to earth. Cosmonaut training March 1960 - 3 April 1961. Call sign: Rubin (Ruby).
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  Nikolayev Chuvash-Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1982. First person to fly more than one day in space. Married Valentina Tereshkova, and fathered first child born to parents that had both flown in space.
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  Filatyev Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1963.
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  Popovich Ukrainian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1982. Commander of first military space station mission.
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  Zaikin Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1969.
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  Kartashov Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1961.
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  Anikeyev Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1963. Left with Filatyev and Nelyubov after alcohol incident. After discharge, again served as Air Force pilot and then navigation officer for ground control services of the Soviet Air Force.
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  Khrunov Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1980. Member of first crew to transfer between spacecraft.
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  Rafikov Tatar-Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1962.
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  Gagarin Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1968. First person in space. Due to his fame, the Soviet leadership did not want to risk him on another flight, but later relented. Died in a 1968 MiG trainer crash while requalifying for flight status.
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  Nelyubov Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1963. Discharged with Anikeyev and Filatyev after alcohol incident. Returned to Air Force duties in Siberia, underwent increasing depression, killed in 1966 when hit by a train.
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  Leonov Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1982. Cancelled missions included command of first Soviet circumlunar flight in 1969 and first military space station mission in 1973.
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  Bykovsky Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1982.
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  Varlamov Russian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1961. Left team after fracturing a vertebra in a diving accident in July 1960. Worked in the Soviet space program as a flight instructor for new cosmonauts within the TsPK.
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  Gorbatko Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1982.
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  Volynov Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1990.
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  Shonin Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1979.
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  Titov Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1970. Second person in orbit. Youngest person in space. Left cosmonaut team for brilliant career in the space forces after deciding his future spaceflight prospects were nil.
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  Bondarenko Ukrainian pilot cosmonaut, 1960-1961. Killed in a fire in a spacecraft simulator run using a pure oxygen atmosphere. His death had a profound effect on future design of Soviet spacecraft.