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.
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Defining ContributionFirst person in history to conduct a spacewalk, on the Voskhod 2 mission in 1965. 1 Notable Mission Cross-Tradition Connections
Missions Crewed
Leonov commanded the Soyuz side of the joint mission.
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exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds
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Leonov was born on 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR
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[ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐrˈxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]
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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 - 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator
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