Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, has died at age 85

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Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first human to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died Friday in Moscow aged 85, his assistant said. "He died today in Moscow at the Burdenko hospital after a long illness," Natalia Filimonova told AFP.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of "cosmonaut No 11" who was twice decorated with the country's top honor, the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Alexei Leonov listens to Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen speak at the London Science Museum ahead of the launch of space mission Principia on December 15, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.BEN PRUCHNIE / GETTY IMAGES

Leonov was a close friend of Yury Gagarin, who became the first human to go to outer space in 1961.
Earlier this year, two Russian cosmonauts honored Leonov on his 85th birthday. They wore placards on their spacesuit backpacks, one saying "Leonov No. 1" and the other "Happy Birthday, Alexey Arkhipovich."

Leonov chalked up one of Russia's major space triumphs on March 18, 1965, when he ventured outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft to carry out history's first spacewalk.

Connected to the Voskhod by an 18-foot-long tether, Leonov spent 12 minutes floating outside before struggling to get back inside his spacecraft. In the vacuum of space, his suit had ballooned to the point that it would not fit through the hatch. After opening a valve to bleed off pressure, Leonov finally managed to squeeze back inside.

NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American spacewalker three months later.

In 1975, Leonov took part in the historic Soyuz-Apollo spaceflight which, put an end to the "space race" between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

Commander of the Soviet crew of Soyuz, Alexei Leonov (L) and commander of the American crew of Apollo, Thomas Stafford (R), shake hands 17 July 1975 in the space, somewhere over Western Germany, after the Apollo-Soyuz docking maneuvers.
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[Battle of Waterloo]

RIP.

 

[Baz]

yeah he walked in space in his dreams

 

[YeBeWarned]

RIP

 

[Azadkashmir]

yeah he walked in space in his dreams

ahem are you aying it was fake a hoax.i have seen many youtube videos green screen very convincing.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Great achievement to be in Space thank you
The world because it is biased it does not recognizes Russian hard work and effort

 

[jamahir]

Rest In Peace.

In the vacuum of space, his suit had ballooned to the point that it would not fit through the hatch. After opening a valve to bleed off pressure, Leonov finally managed to squeeze back inside.

Interesting.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first human to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died Friday in Moscow aged 85, his assistant said. "He died today in Moscow at the Burdenko hospital after a long illness," Natalia Filimonova told AFP.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of "cosmonaut No 11" who was twice decorated with the country's top honor, the Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Alexei Leonov listens to Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen speak at the London Science Museum ahead of the launch of space mission Principia on December 15, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.BEN PRUCHNIE / GETTY IMAGES

Leonov was a close friend of Yury Gagarin, who became the first human to go to outer space in 1961.
Earlier this year, two Russian cosmonauts honored Leonov on his 85th birthday. They wore placards on their spacesuit backpacks, one saying "Leonov No. 1" and the other "Happy Birthday, Alexey Arkhipovich."

Leonov chalked up one of Russia's major space triumphs on March 18, 1965, when he ventured outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft to carry out history's first spacewalk.

Connected to the Voskhod by an 18-foot-long tether, Leonov spent 12 minutes floating outside before struggling to get back inside his spacecraft. In the vacuum of space, his suit had ballooned to the point that it would not fit through the hatch. After opening a valve to bleed off pressure, Leonov finally managed to squeeze back inside.

NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American spacewalker three months later.

In 1975, Leonov took part in the historic Soyuz-Apollo spaceflight which, put an end to the "space race" between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
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Commander of the Soviet crew of Soyuz, Alexei Leonov (L) and commander of the American crew of Apollo, Thomas Stafford (R), shake hands 17 July 1975 in the space, somewhere over Western Germany, after the Apollo-Soyuz docking maneuvers.
AFP / AFP/GETTY IMAGES
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexei...ge-85-cause-of-death-not-released-2019-10-11/

RIP

 

[Max]

RIP.

 

[Mugen]

Rest in peace and thank you for your contribution.

 

[Yankee-stani]

RIP

RIP the Soviet contribution to space is often ignored cause they did not send a man to the "moon" we will see how China will counter that but other countries are gonna be involved as well space is gonna busy

 

[Rafi]

RIP a hero for all of humanity.

 

[denel]

yeah he walked in space in his dreams

Amazing --- for your posts, your life itself is probably not real either or any space flight.
Not going to argue with people who still believe earth is flat.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Wonderful contribution to mankind. Thanks Russia.