The sixth man to orbit the Earth, Pavel Romanovich Popovich died Wednesday, five days before his 79th birthday. According to officials in Russia, his death came following a stroke at a hospital in Gurzuf on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Cosmonaut Pavel Popovich is shown in a still picture during his Vostok 4 mission in August 1962. Credit: Asif Siddiqi/NASA
Buzz Lightyear in front of the space shuttle Discovery after is record 468 days in space. Credit: NASA.
Buzz Lightyear floats aboard the International Space Station during his 468 day mission. Credit: NASA.
Buzz Lightyear, having returned to Earth after more than a year aboard the International Space Station, drives down Disney's Magic Kingdom Main Street USA during a ticker-tape parade in his honor. Credit: collectSPACE.com
The Soyuz TMA-16 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Canadian space tourist Guy Laliberte and professional spaceflyers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev. Credit: NASA TV.
The Expedition 20 and 21 crewmembers gathered on the International Space Station Oct. 2 after NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, and Canadian space tourist Guy Laliberte arrived onboard. Credit: NASA TV.
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