Alexei Leonov

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов) (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a 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. He was born in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Soviet Union.

Leonov died on 11 October 2019 from diabetes-related problems. He was 85. He was the last survivor of the cosmonauts in the Voskhod programme.

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Other websites

A video of his spacewalk 
The Voskhod 2 mission revisited
Science fiction art by Leonov and Sokolov. Extensive gallery, with annotation. 
"I could see Armstrong bouncing on the moon" – Alexey Leonov
The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur
 Alexeï Léonov, the Spacewalker, Vladimir Kozlov's film, France-Russia, 2011

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