▁or ▁even ▁of ▁his ▁existence ▁– ▁until ▁many ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Un subst anti ated ▁reports ▁of ▁other ▁cos mon aut ▁death s ▁created ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁lost ▁cos mon aut . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁un cre wed ▁flight , ▁Kor abl - S put nik ▁ 5 , ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁Bond aren ko ' s ▁death . ▁Like ▁the ▁previous ▁V ost ok ▁ 3 K A ▁flight , ▁it ▁last ed ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁orbit , ▁carried ▁a ▁man ne quin ▁and ▁a ▁dog , ▁Z vez do ch ka ▁(" Star let ", ▁or ▁" L ittle ▁star "). ▁This ▁mission ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁complete ▁success , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁step ▁required ▁to ▁get ▁appro val ▁for ▁a ▁cre wed ▁mission . ▁The ▁re - entry ▁module ▁of ▁the ▁Kor abl - S put nik ▁ 5 ▁space craft , ▁also ▁called ▁V ost ok ▁ 3 K A - 2 , ▁was ▁au ction ed ▁at ▁S othe by ' s ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁human ▁space fl ight , ▁V ost ok ▁ 1 . ▁Ev gen y ▁Y urch en ko , ▁a ▁Russian ▁invest ment ▁bank er , ▁paid ▁$ 2 , 8 8 2 , 5 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁caps ule . ▁ ▁C rew ed ▁fl