Alexey Leonov Astronaut

Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Russian: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksʲej ɐˈrxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]; born 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major General. On 18 March 1965, he became the first human to conduct extra-vehicular activity (EVA), exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk.

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Alexey Leonov

Birth date	May 30, 1934
Birth place	Soviet Union , Kemerovo Oblast , Listvyanka Tisulsky District Kemerovo Oblast
Nationality	Soviet people Russians

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Astronaut

missions	Apollo–Soyuz Test Project Voskhod 2
selection	List of astronauts by year of selection
status	Retired
Time in space	7 days 0 hours 32 minutes

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