Alexey Leonov

(1934-2019)

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk

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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (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.

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Born	Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov 30 May 1934 Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	11 October 2019 (aged 85) Moscow, Russia
Zodiac	Gemini
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