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Alexei Leonov

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Also Known As Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov
Soviet Union and Russia

Soviet and later Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer and artist. On March 18, 1965, during the Voskhod 2 mission, he became the first person in history to conduct a spacewalk, spending just over twelve minutes outside the capsule. He later commanded the Soviet side of the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first joint US-Soviet space mission.

Facts
Birth Date
1934-05-30 3
Birth Year
1934 3
Death Date
2019-10-11 3
Death Year
2019 3
Nationality
Soviet / Russian 3
Defining Contribution
First person in history to conduct a spacewalk, on the Voskhod 2 mission in 1965. 3
Notable Mission
Voskhod 2 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1960 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Alexei Leonov commanded the Soviet side of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, a mission jointly conducted with NASA in 1975.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Alexei Leonov (Wikipedia)Wikipedia: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, lead section
Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies

Alexei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew Voskhod 2 (the first spacewalk) and commanded the Soviet side of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

Source Alexei Leonov (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Encyclopedia AstronauticaEncyclopedia Astronautica: Alexei Leonov

Missions Crewed

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Missions and Programs

Leonov commanded the Soyuz side of the joint mission.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Alexei Leonov (Wikipedia)Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Crew section

Operated By

Soviet space program, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Alexei Leonov (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Russia

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Soviet Union

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Alexei Leonov (Wikipedia)
In July 1975, Leonov commanded the Soyuz capsule in the Apollo-Soyuz missionView the Source
2. Alexei Leonov (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia Alexei Leonov lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
  • Alexei Leonov, lead section / career summary
    exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds
  • Alexei Leonov, Wikipedia - lead section
    Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 - 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator
  • Missions Crewed: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Crew section
  • Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, lead section
  • In Group: Vostok and Voskhod Cosmonauts, Lead sentence
    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.
  • Operated By: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934-11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist.
  • Associated With: Soviet space program, Lead sentence
    Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934-11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist.
View the Source
3. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Alexei Leonov, lead section
    Leonov was born on 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR
  • Alexei Leonov, infobox IPA
    [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐrˈxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]
View the Source
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Associated With: Soviet space program, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Alexei Leonov
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