Career record
Flights
2
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
7d
Career EVA time
12m
Spacewalks
0
Biography
Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Russian: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksʲej ɐˈrxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]; born 30 May 1934) is a retired 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.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Launches
- Soyuz-U | Soyuz 19 — Commander · Success · July 15, 1975
- Voskhod | Voskhod 2 — Pilot · Success · March 18, 1965
Born 1934-05-30 · died 2019-10-11