juanwaystreet:

Open casket funeral of cosmonaut, Vladimir Komarov

been obsessed with this story all morning after seeing this photo.
more information here, including audio clip of Komarov&amp;#8217;s (questionable, as you&amp;#8217;ll later read) &amp;#8220;cries of rage as he [plunges] to his death&amp;#8221;:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/05/02/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage
revisions here:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/05/03/135919389/a-cosmonauts-fiery-death-retold