[NCC-1701]

"...Also there were Russians who died in flight. Sigh...."

Vladimir Komarov - Soyuz 1
Georgi T. dobrovolski - Soyuz 11
Vladislav Volkov - soyuz 11
Viktor Patsayev - Soyuz 11

[Pyro7480]

And over a hundred with an on-the-ground accident back in the early days.

[ariamne]

Many astronauts have passed on, but worthy of note are those who died on missions, albeit not in space;

Charles Bassett died when his T-38 crashed

Ted Freeman died when a Canadian goose collided into his T-38 plexiglass shield and he lost trajectory and crashed

Charles Bassett died when his T-38 crashed

Clifton Williams died when his T-38 crashed

I love the history of the space program, except for these awful losses. Especially the early years, the right stuff--when men were MEN