Alexey Leonov
Alexey Leonov is an astronaut from Russia affiliated with the government agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 1 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
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.
- Date of Birth: 05/30/1934
- Date of Death: 10/11/2019
- Status: Deceased
- First Flight: 03/18/1965
- Last Flight: 07/15/1975
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalk
Voskhod 2 EVA
The spacewalk began at 03/18/1965 08:34 UTC and ended at 03/18/1965 08:47 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 12 minutes.
