Alexei Leonov
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 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.
Leonov was twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1965, 1975), a Major General of Aviation (1975), laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981), and a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party (2002–2019). Provided by Wikipedia
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3by J. Cabrera, M. Cyamukungu, P. Stauning, A. Leonov, A. Leonov, P. Leleux, J. Lemaire, G. GrégoireGet full text
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19by A. Leonov, A. Leonov, M. Cyamukungu, J. Cabrera, P. Leleux, Gh. Grégoire, S. Benck, V. Mikhailov, A. Bakaldin, A. Galper, S. Koldashov, S. Voronov, M. Casolino, M. P. De Pascale, P. Picozza, R. Sparvoli, M. RicciGet full text
Published 2007-10-01
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20by A. Leonov, A. Leonov, M. Cyamukungu, J. Cabrera, P. Leleux, J. Lemaire, G. Gregorie, S. Benck, V. Mikhailov, A. Bakaldin, A. Galper, S. Koldashov, S. Voronov, M. Casolino, M. De Pascale, P. Picozza, R. Sparvolli, M. RicciGet full text
Published 2005-11-01
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