Alexei Leonov

Alexei Leonov
Алексей Леонов
Leonov in 1974
Born
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov

(1934-05-30)30 May 1934
Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died11 October 2019(2019-10-11) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeFederal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast
Occupation(s)Fighter pilot, cosmonaut
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Space career
Soviet cosmonaut
RankMajor general, Soviet Air Force[1]
Time in space
7d 00h 33min 03s[2]
SelectionAir Force Group 1
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
12 minutes, 9 seconds
MissionsVoskhod 2, Soyuz 19 (ASTP)
Mission insignia
Signature

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).

  1. ^ "Soyuz Crew Eager for Another Flight". The New York Times. UPI. 23 July 1975. p. 55.
  2. ^ Burgess & Hall 2009, p. 383.
  3. ^ 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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