Has Any Astronaut Been Lost In Space. To date, no astronaut has ever been 'lost' to space during one, but there have been a couple close calls. On january 27, 1967, tragedy struck the american space program when a fire erupted inside the apollo 1 command module during a launch rehearsal test at cape.
3 days in space were enough to change 4 astronauts’ bodies and minds. Seven astronauts died in the challenger shuttle disaster when the orbiter broke apart after an explosion.