Alexei Leonov - Wikipedia
...Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov[a] (30 May 1934 ? 11 October 2019) 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....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov
The First Spacewalk - BBC
...Alexei Leonov did not feel as if he was in motion as he clambered on to the outside of the spacecraft, 500km above the Earth. But in reality, he was hurtling around our planet at speeds that......
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_9035/index.html
18 March 1965 First Spacewalk: Alexei Leonov's Historic 12 Minutes!
...On March 18, 1965, history was made as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first human to walk in space! In this thrilling one-minute short, relive the......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMy-BBqePkY
March 18, 1965: The first spacewalk - MSN
...Born in 1934, Alexei Leonov became the 11th Soviet cosmonaut and achieved several major milestones of space exploration. During the Voskhod 2 mission, on March 18, 1965, he exited his capsule for ......
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/march-18-1965-the-first-spacewalk/ar-AA1YU7I7
First spacewalk - Guinness World Records
...Lt-Col. (now Maj. Gen.) Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (b. 20 May 1934) from Voskhod 2 was the first person to engage in EVA or extra-vehicular activity, commonly known as a "spacewalk", on 18 March 1965. Leonov?s spacewalk almost ended in disaster....
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-spacewalk
60 years ago Alexei Leonov made the first ever spacewalk
...On 18 March 1965, during the Voskhod 2 mission, Alexei Leonov exited his spacecraft (tethered by a long cord) to experience floating in space, thus making the history books for the first ever spacewalk. His courageous accomplishment has had a colossal impact on human space exploration....
https://www.fai.org/news/60th-anniversary-alexei-leonov-first-spacewalk
BBC Audio | Witness History | First spacewalk
...On 18 March 1965, cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to spacewalk. He spent around 10 minutes floating above the Earth, tethered to the spaceship by a 5-metre ?umbilical cord?....
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct5ynt
This Day in History: March 18, 1965: Russian cosmonaut becomes first ...
...Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first person to walk in space on this day in 1965, stepping out of the Voskhod 2 spacecraft using an inflatable airlock and floating outside for about 12 minutes....
https://www.live5news.com/2026/03/18/this-day-history-march-18-1965-russian-cosmonaut-becomes-first-person-walk-space/
Today in History: March 18, Russian performs first spacewalk
...The first spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule, secured by a tether....
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/18/today-in-history-march-18-russian-performs-first-spacewalk/
Learning the hard way in space | WORLD - wng.org
...KRISTEN FLAVIN: On March 18th, 1965 Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first man to walk in space. He would exit the spacecraft using the inflatable airlock, attach a camera to the outside of the craft to document his spacewalk, and float freely in the silence of space....
https://wng.org/podcasts/learning-the-hard-way-in-space-1773594815