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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds.
Oct 14, 2019 · Pioneering cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov died on Friday in Moscow aged 85. With his passing, the world has lost another direct connection to the Cold War space race of the 1960s and...
Oct 11, 2019 · Alexei Leonov was one of the first 20 Soviet Air Force pilots to train as cosmonauts in 1960. In 1965, he became the first person to exit a spacecraft and walk in space...
May 26, 2024 · Aleksei Leonov (born May 30, 1934, Listvyanka, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died October 11, 2019, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet cosmonaut who performed the first space walk. After early schooling in Kaliningrad, Leonov joined the Soviet air force in 1953.
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Oct 11, 2019 · Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who in 1965 became the first person in history to spacewalk, has died aged 85. Tethered to his spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above the...
Oct 11, 2019 · Aleksei Leonov, the Russian cosmonaut who became the first person to walk in space, a thrilling feat that nearly cost him his life but raised Soviet prestige during the Cold War space race...
Oct 4, 2007 · One of the first cosmonauts, Alexei Leonov trained with Yuri Gagarin. He gave the world a new perspective on human presence in space by being the first to venture into new territories: he made the first spacewalk, helped to end the US/Soviet space confrontation by shaking hands with a NASA astronaut in orbit and gave form to his ...
