How to watch NASA’s first spacewalk in nearly a year

Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are about to climb into their spacesuits and enter the vacuum of space, and you can watch the event live. The first NASA spacewalk in ...

The First Spacewalk Could Have Ended in Tragedy for Alexei Leonov. Here’s What Went Wrong

On March 18, 1965, the Soviet spacecraft Voshkod-2 launched with two cosmonauts on board, Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev.

What US never told you about first spacewalk: Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov almost died in orbit

Behind the iconic images of a man floating above earth is a story full of danger, secrecy and Cold War rivalry, where even ...
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March 18, 1965: The first spacewalk

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 12 ...