Vostok 12Spacecraft:3KA-14 Launch Vehicle: Vostok 8K72 Scheduled Launch: 1 Aug 1965 Last Scheduled: 1 Feb 1964 |
Prime Crew |
Description: 1st Vostok manned 3KA orbital |
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G N Beregovoj 
Backup |
Crew 
V M Komarov
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| 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:
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