Bondarenko's death was the first known cosmonaut or astronaut fatality. Chechi was named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. He was named for the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. In 1961, it was named after the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Gagarina is the daughter of the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. Training primarily takes place at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. On 20 December, Gagarin became Deputy Training Director of the cosmonaut training facility. The RKA and VKO also share control of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. On April 12, 1961, the first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, was sent to the space. In June 1963, the Soviet Union launched a female cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova into orbit. The first woman in space was a Soviet cosmonaut. The Vostok 1 capsule was designed to carry a single cosmonaut. Kelly appealed to NASA, and was reselected for the mission along with cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. He was in team with the Russian cosmonaut Leonid Popov. A single deleted scene details the fate of the Russian cosmonaut.