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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 |
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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov[a] (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) 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 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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