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18 March 1965, Hrachia Soviet cosmonaut, 30-year-old Air Force Major Alexei Leonov made the first in the history of mankind spacewalk on board the spaceship "Voskhod-2" manned cosmonaut Belyayev, "sailed" from the ship "Voskhod- 2 "per meter. Time spent away from the spacecraft - 23 minutes 41 seconds. When returning to the spacecraft encounter difficulties, which have been associated with an increase in the size of the astronaut suit in a vacuum. Given the shortage of time astronaut still managed to "squeeze" the inside of a spaceship. The duration of the flight crew to 1 day for 2 hours. Flight of the person over the planet can watch millions of viewers.
Push. Congratulations, Alex Arkhipovich !!!
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Push. Congratulations, Alex Arkhipovich !!!
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Wellcome Image Award 2014. Stunning scientific photo