Thursday, March 18, 2010

On 18 March 1965, 45 years ago today, Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first “space pedestrian”

Space pedestrian On 18 March 1965, 45 years ago today, Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first “space pedestrian” by performing a spacewalk from his spaceship Voskhod 2, under the watchful eye of his colleague Pavel Belyayev.
Credit: DR

Voskhod 2 mission on Wikipedia

via www.enjoyspace.com

Kick ass!

How we were ever able to get bored of space I will never know...

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