Voskhod 2

Mission overview

Voskhod 2 was the mission on which Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk.

Outcome & discoveries

Leonov completed the first extravehicular activity, lasting about 12 minutes.

Mission profile

Crew

Knowledge connections

• Operated byRoscosmos
• Part of programVoskhod program
• Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
• Mission includesAlexei Leonov
• Mission includesFirst spacewalk — Alexei Leonov
• Associated withLeonov Makes the First Spacewalk
• Associated withFirst Spacewalk

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos

  Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.