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Alexei Leonov
Alexei Leonov | |
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Алексей Леонов | |
 Leonov in 1974 | |
| Born | Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov 30 May 1934 |
| Died | 11 October 2019 (aged 85) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast |
| Occupation(s) | Fighter pilot, cosmonaut |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
| Space career | |
| Soviet cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major general, Soviet Air Force[1] |
Time in space | 7 days, 33 minutes, 3 seconds[2] |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 (1960) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 12 minutes, 9 seconds |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |   |
| Retirement | 26 January 1982 |
| Signature | |
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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov[a] (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, 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 cancelled.
In July 1975, Leonov commanded the Soyuz capsule in the Apollo-Soyuz mission, which docked in space for two days with an American Apollo capsule.
Leonov was twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1965, 1975),[3] a Major General of Aviation (1975), laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981), and a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party (2002–2019).
- ^ "Soyuz Crew Eager for Another Flight". The New York Times. UPI. 23 July 1975. p. 55.
- ^ Burgess & Hall 2009, p. 383.
- ^ Yefimov, Aleksandr, ed. (2007). "Леонов Алексей Архипович". Авиационная энциклопедия в лицах [Aviation encyclopedia in faces]. Москва: Bars. p. 369. ISBN 978-5-85914-075-6.
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