Timeline event · 18 March 1965 · The Space Race
Leonov Makes the First Spacewalk
Alexei Leonov leaves his Voskhod 2 capsule for about twelve minutes, the first human to walk in space.
Highlights
- ›The first spacewalk (EVA)
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Race
- Associated withVoskhod 2
- Associated withAlexei Leonov
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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