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Alexey Leonov

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Alexey Leonov

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Also known as Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov, Aleksej Arhipovič Leonov, Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov, Alexei Arkhipovich 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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Film & TV

Listvianka, Russia

Known for

  • Lua Ano Zero — Himself (archive footage)2025
  • Året var 1975 — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Apollo-Soyuz: The First Handshake in Space — Self2016
  • Året var 1965 — Self2015
  • Touch the sky — Alexei Leonov2012
  • The Silence of Pelešjan — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Dawn of the Space Age — Self (archive recording)2007
  • The Last Soviet Citizen — Self - Interviewee1993
  • Interkosmos — Self (archive footage)1980
  • The Orion Loop — Introduction Speaker1980

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Aleksey
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russia
Place of birth
Listvyanka
Place of death
Burdenko Hospital
Occupation
airman
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Russian
Field of work
space exploration
Image
Alexei Leonov.jpg
Significant event
extra-vehicular activity
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Commons category
Aleksei Leonov
date of birth
1934-05-30
P450
Soyuz 19
time in space
10112
allegiance
Soviet Union
date of death
2019-10-11
name in native language
Алексей Архипович Леонов
place of burial
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
cause of death
diabetes
member of
First group of Soviet cosmonauts
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

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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