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
Defining ContributionFirst person in history to conduct a spacewalk, on the Voskhod 2 mission in 1965. 1 Notable Mission Connections
Associated With
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)
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 Encyclopedia Astronautica
Missions Crewed
Leonov commanded the Soyuz side of the joint mission.
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationAlexei Leonov, lead section / career summary
exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds
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]
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
View the Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Associated With: Soviet space program, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Alexei Leonov
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