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Leonov, Aleksei Arkhipovich
Leonov
Leonov
Russian pilot cosmonaut 1960-1982. Cancelled missions included command of first Soviet circumlunar flight in 1969 and first military space station mission in 1973.

Status: Inactive; Active 1960-1982. Born: 1934-05-30. Spaceflights: 2 . Total time in space: 7.02 days. Birth Place: Listvyanka, Kemerovo.

Leonov was originally educated as an artist at the Academy of Arts in Riga. He enlisted into the Soviet Air Force, attending pilot prep school in Kremenchug, and graduated with an honors diploma from the Chuguyev Higher Air Force School in 1957. He was selected in the first cosmonaut group, completing cosmonaut training March 1960 - 3 April 1961. He first flew in space on Voskhod 2, becoming the first man to walk in space. He was to have been commander of first circumlunar L1 crew in early 1969, and of the first crew to the Salyut DOS-3 (Cosmos 557) space station in May 1973, but both missions were cancelled. He finally flew again in the Apollo-Soyuz joint mission in 1975. Thereafter he was off flight status, but served as Chief Cosmonaut. After retiring, he became president of the American Alpha Capital investment corporation in Moscow. Leonov was married with two children. An athlete his entire life, he enjoyed swimming, water skiing, and parachute jumping. He was noted for his fine art. His paintings and sketches, predominately of space themes, have been widely published and exhibited.


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Family: Cosmonaut. Country: Russia. Spacecraft: Vostok, Voskhod. Flights: Vostok 5, Vostok 9, Vostok 10, Voskhod 2, Soyuz 7K-L1 mission 1, Soyuz 10, Soyuz 11, Soyuz 12 / DOS 1, Soyuz 12 / DOS 2, Soyuz 12 / DOS 3, Soyuz 19 (ASTP). Projects: ASTP, Lunar L1, Salyut. Agency: VVS. Bibliography: 4452, 5684.
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1934 May 30 - .
1960 February 25 - .
1962 March 16 - .
1963 April 19 - .
1963 May 4 - .
1963 May 11 - .
1963 May 21 - .
1963 June 14 - . 11:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Vostok 8K72K.
1963 September 17 - .
1963 December 9 - .
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1964 September 24 - . Launch Vehicle: N1.
1964 December 29 - .
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1965 March 18 - . 07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Voskhod 11A57.
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1965 November 23 - . Launch Vehicle: Spiral 50-50.
1965 December 23 - .
1966 January 4 - .
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1966 March 29 - .
1966 April 10 - . LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-K.
1966 April 26 - .
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1966 September 2 - .
1966 September 2 - . LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-K.
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1967 November 22 - . 19:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC81/24. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: Proton-K/D. FAILURE: Second stage - 1 x RD-0210 failure, shutoff of stage 4 seconds after ignition. Launcher crashed downrange.. Failed Stage: 2.
1968 January 27 - .
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1969 June 18 - . Launch Vehicle: N1.
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1971 April 22 - . 23:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511.
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1971 June 6 - . 04:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511.
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1975 July 15 - . 12:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.
1975 July 21 - .

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