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Alexey Leonov
Alexey Leonov in Aprile 1974
Soviet cosmonaut
NaotionalitySoviet, Roushie
StatusReteert
Born30 Mey 1934(1934-05-30)
Listvyanka, Wast Siberian Krai, USSR
Dee'd11 October 2019 (aged 85)
Ither thrift
Fechter pilot, Cosmonaut
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
7d 00h 32 m
SelectionAir Force Group 1
Tot EVAs
1
Tot EVA time
12 minutes, 9 seiconts
MissionsVoskhod 2, Soyuz 19/ASTP
Mission insignia
File:ASTPpatch.svg
AwairdsHero o the Soviet Union Hero o the Soviet Union

Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Roushie: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов; born 30 Mey 1934 in Listvyanka, Wast Siberian Krai, Soviet Union; deed 11 October 2019) wis a reteert Soviet/Roushie cosmonaut, Air Force Major general, a writer an an airtist. On 18 Mairch 1965, he acame the first human tae conduct extravehicular activity (EVA), exitin the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk.