Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
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Alexey Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut and pilot who became the first human to walk in space during a 1965 mission, a landmark achievement in the early space race. His historic spacewalk demonstrated that humans could survive and work outside spacecraft, paving the way for future space exploration and missions like the Apollo moon landings.
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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, 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. He was also selected to be the first Soviet person to land on the Moon although the project was eventually cancelled.
In July 1975, Leonov commanded the Soyuz capsule in the Apollo–Soyuz mission, which docked in space for two days with an American Apollo capsule.
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