Soviet/Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov (1934) in front of the Yuri Gagarin church at Novoselovo, Russia

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Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov, (born May 30, 1934, in Listvyanka, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force General who, on March 18, 1965, became the first human to conduct a space walk. Photo made during the 41st commemoration of Yuri Gagarin's death.

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Size: 3493px × 5242px
Location: Novoselovo, Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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