Tag: Voskhod 2

This day in history we feature Alexei Leonov. The first person to walk in space, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes on this day in 1965. Trivia – Alexei Leonov Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the […]

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov left his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for twelve minutes, becoming the first person to walk in space on this day in 1965. Did you know that: • First public bus service, established by Blaise Pascal, began operating in Paris as the “Carrosses a Cinq Sous” on this day in 1662• David Melville patented […]