Fatality Risk
See also: Space accidents and incidents#Spaceflight fatalitiesAs of 2010, 18 crew members have died during actual spaceflight missions (see table). Over 100 others have died in accidents during activity directly related to spaceflight missions or testing.
| Year | #of
Deaths |
Mission | Known or likely cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 | Soyuz 1 | Trauma from crash landing |
| 1971 | 3 | Soyuz 11 | Asphyxia |
| 1986 | 7 | Space Shuttle Challenger | Inconclusive – asphyxia from cabin breach or trauma from ground impact are most probable causes |
| 2003 | 7 | Space Shuttle Columbia | Asphyxia from cabin breach, trauma from object impact, or burns from re-entry heat |
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