Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Russian: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksʲej ɐˈrxʲipəvʲɪtɕ lʲɪˈonəf]; born 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka West Siberian Krai Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major General. On 18 March 1965 he became the first human to conduct extra-vehicular activity (EVA) exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk.
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