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Date of Birth |
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Childhood / Family |
He has a
wife and two daughters. |
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Education |
Student at
the Graduated
from the Chuguyev Higher |
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Occupation |
Cosmonaut |
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Military Service / Civilian |
He was a
fighter pilot for the Soviet Air
Force before he
became a Cosmonaut. |
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Contribution to Space Travel |
He walked
in space for the first time on March 18, 1965. Alexi Leonov floated out of
Voskhod 2, secured to the spacecraft by only a safety line. He pushed off of the craft and let himself
drift 17.5 feet away before reeling himself back in. Fortunately, he also managed to reenter the
craft and return home to tell every one about it. Flew in
first docking mission between American and Soviet spacecraft. Leonov
shook hands with Tom Stafford, the American Apollo commander, through the
open hatchway connecting the spacecrafts from two different nations for the
first time. |
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Space Missions |
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Outside Activities |
Artist |
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Interesting Fact(s) |
Leonov was
among the first chosen 20 Cosmonauts. He was the first man to walk in space
beating American Astronaut Ed White by three months. |
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Status |
Retired Cosmonaut.
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Images |
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Links |
http://www.novaspace.com/ARTIST/AlexeiLeonov.html http://www.astronautix.com/astros/leonov.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/leonov_spacewalk.html |
