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.[1] He was born in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Soviet Union.
Alexei Leonov | |
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Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов | |
 Leonov in 1974 | |
| Born | Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov 30 May 1934 |
| Died | 11 October 2019 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 7 days and 32 minutes |
| Selection | Air Force Group 1 |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 12 minutes and 9 seconds |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |   |
Leonov died on 11 October 2019 from diabetes-related problems.[2] He was 85.[3] He was the last survivor of the cosmonauts in the Voskhod programme.[4]
Alexei Leonov Media
Official emblem used in Soviet space missions: Voskhod-2, Soyuz-4, Soyuz-5, and Soyuz-11.
Alexei Leonov (far left, back row) with fellow cosmonauts in 1965
- Aleksei Leonov 19 April 2016.jpg
Leonov at a meeting in the Federation Council, 2016
- Anton Shkaplerov and Alexei Leonov October 2011.jpg
Alexei Leonov (right) shares a moment with Anton Shkaplerov (left) in October 2011.
- Орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» III степени награждён лётчик-космонавт СССР Алексей Леонов.jpeg
Leonov receiving the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, from Vladimir Putin in 2014
Leonov in 2016, wearing his two Hero of the Soviet Union medals
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Leonov, Stephen Hawking, and Brian May at the Starmus Festival, 2016
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Alexei Leonov on 1965 USSR 10 kopek stamp.
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References
- ↑ "Alexei Leonov: winner of the 2005 IAAA Lucien Rudaux Memorial Award". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ↑ "Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov Dies at 85". Sputnik News. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ Leman, Jennifer (11 October 2019). "Alexei Leonov, the First Man to Walk In Space, Has Died". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (31 August 2015). "First picture drawn in space to appear in cosmonauts show in London" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/31/first-picture-space-cosmonauts-science-museum-alexei-leonov. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Other websites
Media related to Aleksei Leonov at Wikimedia Commons
- A video of his spacewalk Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- The Voskhod 2 mission revisited
- Science fiction art by Leonov and Sokolov. Extensive gallery, with annotation. (in Russian)
- "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