Alexey Leonov

Status: Deceased
5/30/1934 – 10/11/2019
Nationality: Russian
Type: Government
First Flight: 3/18/1965
Last Flight: 7/15/1975

Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Russian: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksʲej ɐˈrxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]; born 30 May 1934) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut, Air Force Major general, writer and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first human to conduct extravehicular activity (EVA), exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk.

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) - RFSA

• Type: Government
• Abbreviation: RFSA
• Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
• Founded: 1992
• Launchers: Soyuz
• Spacecraft: Soyuz
• Country: RUS

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.