Alexei Leonov

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/alexei-leonov

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1. When was Alexei Leonov born?May 30, 1934
2. Where was Alexei Leonov born?Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, Soviet Union
3. What is the first spacewalk date?March 18, 1965
4. What is the spacecraft for first spacewalk?Voskhod 2
5. What did Alexei Leonov do that made history in space?Alexei Leonov was the first person to walk outside a spacecraft. He floated in space for 12 minutes and 9 seconds during the Voskhod 2 mission in 1965.
6. How did Leonov help people from different countries work together in space?He commanded the Soyuz capsule during the Apollo‑Soyuz Test Project in 1975, the first joint mission between the United States and the Soviet Union. The docking of the two spacecraft showed that former rivals could cooperate peacefully.

Cosmonaut: A person trained for spaceflight, specifically from the Russian or former Soviet space program.
Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Any activity performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft beyond the Earth's appreciable atmosphere.
Decompression Sickness: A condition caused by a rapid decrease in ambient pressure, leading to gas bubbles forming in body tissues.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: A collaborative space mission between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1975, symbolizing détente.