Vostok 11

Spacecraft:
3KA-13
Launch Vehicle:
Vostok 8K72
Scheduled Launch:
1 Jun 1965
Last Scheduled:
1 Feb 1964


Prime
Crew

⇑ Mission List ⇑

Designation: Vostok 3KA 3 O-E-1
Description: 1st Vostok manned 3KA orbital

V M Komarov

Backup
Crew

G N Beregovoj

The mission was first suggested as early as November 1962. The Vostok would have been modified by having the ejection seat removed and an airlock built into the spacecraft. All remaining Vostok 3KA 3 missions were canceled in the spring of 1964 in favor of Vostok 3KV 4 and 3KD missions.

It is not clear why an airlock would have been needed on a one-man spacecraft; it would have been simpler to depressurize the entire cabin. Also, leaving the spacecraft without a pilot must have been a safety concern. The EVA experiment was revised and impemented on the Voskhod 2 mission.

References:
Encyclopedia Astronautica.
Russian Space Web
Wikipedia.