Claims: The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died
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- title: The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died Source
- url: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/cosmonaut-aleksandr-samokutyaev-56-is-first-former-iss-crew-member-to-die/ Source
- summary: Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, who served twice as a crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS), including during the final US space shuttle mission in 2011, has died at the age of 56. With Samokutyaev's death on Wednesday , he becomes the first former ISS long-duration resident to die in the 26 years that the space station has been a home to 155 other cosmonauts and astronauts as expedition crew members. The cause of his death is unknown. Portrait of cosmonaut Aleksandr… Source
- published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:34:36 +0000 Source