Leonov’s walk on … On 18 March 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to leave a space capsule and, tethered to it, float freely in orbit – to space-walk.

Until Thursday, only 263 people had conducted a spacewalk, representing 12 countries. The Soviet Union’s Alexei Leonov kicked it off in 1965, followed a few months later by NASA’s Ed White.

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who in 1965 became the first person in history to spacewalk, has died aged 85. Tethered to his spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above the Earth ...

Pioneering cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov died on Friday in Moscow aged ... Read the story of the first spacewalk, and how the mission nearly didn't come back to Earth. Born in the Siberian ...

Spacewalks, also known as EVAs (extravehicular activities), are a crucial part of space exploration. From routine maintenance to historic firsts, here are 10 Most Iconic Spacewalks.

Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin have completed their spacewalk, titled VKD-46 on Wednesday ... to the first man to walk in space, Alexei Leonov, who celebrates his 85th birthday on Thursday.

Ovchinin previously performed an EVA in 2019, during which the cosmonaut wished a happy birthday to Alexei Leonov, the Soviet cosmonaut who became the first person to ever spacewalk in 1965.

The first person in history to spacewalk was Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who died earlier this month aged 85. First person to walk in space dies aged 85 Cosmonauts Film 1 On Tuesday ...

The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday ... led by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in 1965 with NASA’s Ed ...

Alexei Leonov, the first human to conduct a spacewalk, died on October 11 at the age of 85. Leonov carried out two space flights that lasted a total of seven days and 33 minutes. The first one was ...

Until Thursday, only 263 people had conducted a spacewalk, representing 12 countries. The Soviet Union's Alexei Leonov kicked it off in 1965, followed a few months later by NASA's Ed White.