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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Leonov was born in Listvyanka | Leonov was born in Listvyanka, Siberia, one of 12 children, and the 8th out of 9 surviving children. His father was an electrician and miner. He trained as an air force pilot and married Svetlana Pavlovna in 1959.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Ella Rule]]|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Alexei Leonov, hero of the Soviet space programme|date=2020-01-20|url=https://thecommunists.org/2020/01/20/news/history/alexei-leonov-hero-soviet-space-programme-ussr-spacewalk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516081130/https://thecommunists.org/2020/01/20/news/history/alexei-leonov-hero-soviet-space-programme-ussr-spacewalk/|archive-date=2022-05-16|retrieved=2022-12-18}}</ref> | ||
== Space program == | == Space program == | ||
Leonov | Leonov chose to participate in the Soviet space program in 1960. In 1965, he exited the spacecraft ''Voskhod 2'' while in orbit and floated in space for 12 minutes and 9 seconds at the end of a 5-meter tether. He returned to space in 1975 as commander of the Apollo-Soyuz project working alongside [[United States of America|Statesian]] astronauts.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Alexei Leonov Алексей Леонов | |
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| Born | 30 May 1934 Listvyanka, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 October 2019 Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | First spacewalk |
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut and the first person in the world to do a spacewalk.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Leonov was born in Listvyanka, Siberia, one of 12 children, and the 8th out of 9 surviving children. His father was an electrician and miner. He trained as an air force pilot and married Svetlana Pavlovna in 1959.[1]
Space program[edit | edit source]
Leonov chose to participate in the Soviet space program in 1960. In 1965, he exited the spacecraft Voskhod 2 while in orbit and floated in space for 12 minutes and 9 seconds at the end of a 5-meter tether. He returned to space in 1975 as commander of the Apollo-Soyuz project working alongside Statesian astronauts.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ella Rule (2020-01-20). "Alexei Leonov, hero of the Soviet space programme" Proletarian. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-12-18.