Has Someone Died in Space?

A total of 18 people have lost their lives either while in space or in preparation for a space mission, in four separate incidents. All seven crew members died, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire selected on a special NASA programme to bring civilians into space. ...

How many astronauts have died in space?

As of 2020, there have been 15 astronaut and 4 cosmonaut fatalities during spaceflight. Astronauts have also died while training for space missions, such as the Apollo 1 launch pad fire which killed an entire crew of three.

What happens if someone dies in space?

Since astronauts never been trained to handle a dead body in space. ... To avoid the smell of rotting meat what was doing that commander would keep the corpse in their spacesuit itself and store it somewhere cold on the station. The body will probably be stored in the ship until it would take back to earth.