0 ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁at ▁He ath row ▁Airport ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁announced ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Air ▁Force ▁Colonel ▁Vladimir ▁Kom ar ov ▁on ▁" a ▁powerful ▁new ▁car rier ▁ro cket " ▁as ▁So y uz ▁ 1 ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁orbit ▁at ▁ 3 : 3 5   a . m . ▁local ▁time ▁from ▁Ba ikon ur ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ 7 2 - hour ▁mission . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁separate ▁announ cement , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁news ▁ag ency ▁T ass ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁soon ▁send ▁up ▁a ▁second ▁space craft ▁that ▁would ▁link ▁to ▁So y uz ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁pil ots ▁would ▁trade ▁places ." ' Space ▁Bus ' ▁Pil ot ▁Or b ited ▁by ▁Soviet ", ▁C inc inn ati ▁En qu ir er , ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁p 1 ▁ ▁So y uz ▁ 2 ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁launched ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁with ▁Val ery ▁By kov sky , ▁Y ev gen y ▁K hr un ov ▁and ▁Ale k se i ▁Y el ise ye v , ▁but ▁So y uz ▁ 1 ▁began ▁experien cing ▁problems ▁soon ▁after ▁launch . ▁Born : ▁Mel ina ▁Kan ak ared es , ▁American ▁actress , ▁in ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio ▁D ied : ▁Ed gar ▁Ne ville , ▁ 6 7 , ▁Spanish ▁play w right ▁and ▁film ▁director ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6