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Alexei Leonov Алексей Леонов | |
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| Born | 30 May 1934 Listvyanka, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 October 2019 Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | First spacewalk |
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut and the first person in the world to do a spacewalk.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Leonov was born in Listvyanka in Siberia, one of 12 children. He trained as an air force pilot and married Svetlana Pavlovna in 1959.[1]
Space program[edit | edit source]
Leonov chosen to participate in the Soviet space program in 1960 In 1965, he exited the spacecraft Voskhod 2 while in orbit and floated in space for 12 minutes and 9 seconds at the end of a 5-meter tether. He returned to space in 1975 as commander of the Apollo-Soyuz project working with Statesian astronauts.[1]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ella Rule (2020-01-20). "Alexei Leonov, hero of the Soviet space programme" Proletarian. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-12-18.