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Alexey Leonov, the first man "suspended" in Space, dies

His disappearance in the days of astronaut spacewalkers -VIDEO

The cosmonaut "Roscosmos" Alexey Leonov died on October 11, 2019 at the age of 85. Leonov, born in the then Russian RSFS (Russian Socialist Federal Republic), was the first human being to leave his capsule to remain suspended freely in Space for 12 minutes: it was 1965 and was the first extravehicular activity of the history carried out for test his suit. It was followed two months later by US astronaut...

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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
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