Alexei Leonov

Born

May 30, 1934

Died

October 11, 2019 (aged 85)

Known as

military aviator, astronaut, painter, writer, fighter pilot, explorer

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov 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 eventually cancelled.

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