Komarov stated that if he were to refuse to fly, Gagarin would be forced to go instead. Komarov chose to fly to protect Gagarin, and insisted before the flight that his funeral be open-casket so that the Soviet leadership could see what they had done.Komarov was selected to command the Soyuz 1, in 1967, with Yuri Gagarin as his backup cosmonaut.
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