| First name and last name | Valentin Bondarenko |
| Date of birth | 16.02.1937 |
| Date of death | 23.03.1961 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
| Status | Lost in training |
| Type of astronaut | Government agency |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Bondarenko |
Additional information Valentin Bondarenko
Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko (Ukrainian: Валентин Васильович Бондаренко, Russian: Валентин Васильевич Бондаренко; 16 February 1937 – 23 March 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut. He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day low-pressure endurance experiment in Moscow. The government concealed the death, along with Bondarenko's membership in the cosmonaut corps, until 1980. A crater on the Moon's far side is named after him.
