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Alexey Leonov
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Alexey Leonov

Author · born May 30, 1934 · died 2019

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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov 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.

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  1. 27Received the Order of the Red StarJune 17, 1961
  2. 30Named Hero of the Soviet UnionMarch 23, 1965
  3. 30Received the Order of LeninMarch 23, 1965
  4. ~32Received the Order of Karl Marx1966
  5. ~47Received the USSR State Prize1981
  6. 76Received the Order of FriendshipApril 12, 2011

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