Vladimir Komarov

He made his first space flight on October 12–13, 1964 aboard the Voskhod-1 spacecraft, together with cosmonauts K. P. Feoktistov and B. B. Egorov (the call sign of the crew was Rubin). It was the world's first multi-seat spacecraft. For the first time, the crew included not only a pilot, but also an engineer and a doctor. For the first time in history, the crew flew without catapults and spacesuits (due to tight

ness in the cockpit). For the first time, a soft landing system was used.

The total duration of the flight was 24 hours 17 minutes 3 seconds, during which time the ship made 16 orbits around the Earth.For the successful completion of the flight, the crew was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.On October 15, 1965, he was awarded the qualification "cosmonaut of the 3rd class", and on January 23, 1965 - "instructor-cosmonaut".