Alexey Leonov
Also recorded as Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov · Aleksej Arhipovič Leonov · Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov · Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov
Alexey Leonov
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- Born
- 1934 · Listvyanka.
- Died
- 2019 · Burdenko Hospital.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- military aviator · astronaut · painter · writer · fighter pilot · explorer · air force officer · airman
- Fields
- astronautics · space exploration
- Education
- Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy · Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University
- Honours
- Hero of the Soviet Union · Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 1st class · Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 3rd class · Order For Merit to the Fatherland and 4th class · Order of Friendship · Order of Lenin
- Languages
- Russian
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Alexey Leonov studied at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is astronautics and space exploration. Distinctions recorded are Hero of the Soviet Union, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class.
Alexey Leonov is recorded as having studied at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University.
Russia, Vologda, Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov (1965 year)
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Russia, Vologda, Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov (1965 year)
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1934
Alexey Leonov born at Listvyanka.
2019
Alexey Leonov died at Burdenko Hospital.
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- 1.Soyuz Crew Eager for Another Flight. The New York Times. UPI. 55. 23 July 1975.
- 2.Bars. Авиационная энциклопедия в лицах. 369. 2007. 978-5-85914-075-6.
- 3.Alexei Leonov: First person to walk in space dies aged 85. BBC News. 11 October 2019.
- 4.McKinnon, Mika. 50 Years Ago, The First Spacewalk Nearly Ended in Tragedy. Gizmodo. 18 March 2015.
- 5.First picture drawn in space to appear in cosmonauts show in London. the Guardian. 31 August 2015.
- 6.UNIS Vienna. Cosmonaut Leonov recalls life-threatening challenges during historical space walk. 2015.
- 7.Evans, Ben. Valeri Kubasov, Veteran ASTP Cosmonaut, Dies Aged 79. America Space. 20 February 2014.
- 8.Kellie Morgan. How historic handshake in space brought superpowers closer. CNN. 15 July 2015.
- 9.New Scientist. Apollo–Soyuz: A cold war handshake in space, 40 years on. 17 July 2015.
- 10.MSN. Russia bids farewell to first man who walked in space. 15 October 2019.
- 11.Russia buries cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first human to walk in space. Reuters. 15 October 2019.
- 12.Alexei Leonov, the Artistic Spaceman. ESA. 4 October 2007.
- 13.Alexei Leonov: winner of the 2005 IAAA Lucien Rudaux Memorial Award.
- 14.Clarke, Arthur C. 2010: Odyssey Two. RosettaBooks. xvii–xviii. 1982. 9780795324826.
- 15.Suplee, Curt. The Galactic Dreamer Returns. The Washington Post. 16 November 1982.
- 16.Broad, William J. Science Facts Help Propel Science Fiction in the Film 2010. The New York Times. 2 December 1984.
- 17.Abibulaev, Valery. Алексей Леонов: 'Выбирать актеров меня просил Михалков'. Kaliningrad.kp.ru -. 2 April 2009.
- 18.Aleksei Leonov and Alexander Gafin become members of the American Pushkin Academy of Art. Alfa-Bank. 23 February 2001.
- 19.United Russia. Высший совет Партии.
- 20.Открытие выставки «Планета Вернадского» в Геологическом музее им. В. И. Вернадского Фото архив РИА новости
- 21.Two Sides of the Moon Alexei Leonov Macmillan. US Macmillan.
- 22.Leman, Jennifer. Alexei Leonov, the First Man to Walk In Space, Has Died. Popular Mechanics. 11 October 2019.
- 23.Brown, Mark. First picture drawn in space to appear in cosmonauts show in London. The Guardian. 31 August 2015. 0261-3077.
- 24.Alexei Leonov obituary The Guardian, 22 October 2019.
- 25.Саратовская область. Город Балашов. Школа юных космонавтов // журнал "Народное образование", № 4, 1976 стр.127 и 4-я стр. обложки
- 26.Leonov, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- 27.McElheny, Victor K. Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins on Moon again–as Names. The Boston Globe. 16. 15 August 1970.
- 28.9533 Aleksejleonov (1981 SA7). JPL Small-Body Database.
- 29.Arthur, Allison. Fabian named distinguished member of Association of Space Explorers. Port Townsend Leader. 23 November 2010.
- 30.Премьера фильма о космонавте Алексее Леонове состоялась на фестивале Starmus в Ереване. Life.ru. 11 September 2022.
- 31.First man to conduct spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, dies. AFP.com. 16 January 2012.
- 32.Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, has died. Relive his historic spacewalk through archival footage. Meduza. 11 October 2019.
- 33.Egorov, Boris. 3 biopic space films about the USSR's journey into the unknown. Russia Beyond. 12 April 2019.
- 34.Porzucki, Nina. British musical duo Public Service Broadcasting takes us on the race for space. PRI. 10 April 2015.
- 35.Vulture. SPACE RACE NOV. 6, 2023 A Decade-by-Decade For All Mankind Catch-Up Guide. 6 November 2023.
- 36.Leonov by BlackWeald. PRI. 28 April 2020.
- 37.В Ереване на фестивале Starmus состоялась премьера фильма о космонавте Леонове – ТАСС. TASS.
- 38.Михаил Швыдкой – о том, почему фильм о космонавте Алексее Леонове "Космос внутри" – одно из важнейших событий программы VI фестиваля STARMUS. Российская газета. 7 September 2022.
- 39.Bradsher, Henry S. Moscow Gives Greatest Gala Welcome to Russia's Newest Cosmonauts. The Fresno Bee. Associated Press. 5. 23 March 1965.
- 40.Astronaut Foresees Space Shuttle Age. Standard-Speaker. Associated Press. 2. 22 July 1975.
- 41.Shabad, Theodore. Soviet Spacemen Get Big Welcome. The Tennessean. The New York Times News Service. 3. 24 March 1965.
- 42.Биография космонавта Алексея Леонова. ТАСС. 11 October 2019.
- 43.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 02.03.2000 г. № 457. Kremlin.
- 44.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12 апреля 2011 года № 434 "О награждении орденом Дружбы". Kremlin.
- 45.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.05.2014 г. № 357. Kremlin.
- 46.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29.05.2019 № 240. Official Internet Portal legal information. 30 May 2019.
- 47.Алексей Архипович Леонов. Космическая энциклопедия ASTROnote [Space Encyclopedia ASTROnote].
- 48.УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 450/2011. Administration of the President of Ukraine.
- 49.Edwards Commander Awarded Medals. The Bakersfield Californian. 9. 1 October 1976.
- 50.Alexei A. Leonov, USSR, Inducted in 1976. New Mexico Museum of Space History.
- 51.Apollo–Soyuz Crew. San Diego Air & Space Museum.
- 52.Премию Людвига Нобеля возродили. tvkultura.ru.
- 53.Воронов, Алексей. История возрожденной российской премии Людвига Нобеля — история страны. Известия. 31 March 2015.
- 54.The Elmer A. Sperry Award. Sperryaward.org. 2008.
- 55.STARMUS Festival. www.starmus.com.
- 56.The first space walk – in pictures. The Guardian. 9 May 2015.
- 57.#C251-C252 Hungary - Space Flight of Voskhod 2 and Lt. Col. Alexei Leonov (MNH). Hungarian Stamp Exchange.
- 58.Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Smithsonian.
- 59.2015 $12 50th Anniversary 1st Space Walk - Alexey Leonov. mysticstamp.com.
- 60.Кому и за что вручается Орден Святой Анны. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 5 February 2014.
- 61."Earth and Space by Alexei Leonov." On the 80th anniversary of the legendary astronaut. Russian Academy of Arts. 2014.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 14
- Burgess, Colin. The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives and Legacies. Springer Science & Business Media. 2009. 978-0-387-84824-2.
- Dicati, Renato. Stamping the Earth from Space. Springer. 10 January 2017. 978-3-319-20756-8.
- French, Francis. Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965. University of Nebraska Press. 2007. 978-0-8032-2639-5.
- Hall, Rex. Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft. Springer. 2003. 978-1-85233-657-8.
- Harland, David M. Creating the International Space Station. Springer. 6 February 2002. 978-1-85233-202-0.
- Ritchie, Eleanor H. Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1976: A Chronology. NASA. 1984.
- Scott, David. Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race. St. Martin's Griffin. 2004. 978-0-312-30866-7.
- Leonov, Alexey Arkhipovich. Zhdite Nas, Zvezdy: The Stars Are Awaiting Us. Мол. Гвардия (Mol. Gvardii︠a︡ )Moscow. 1967. 8962163.
- Rincon, Paul. The First Spacewalk How the first human to take steps in outer space nearly didn't return to Earth. BBC News. 13 October 2014.
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- "Bank of the Universe" – edited by Boltenko A. C., Kyiv, 2014., publishing house "Phoenix",
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The authorities additionally record the headings Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov, Aleksej Arhipovič Leonov, Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov and Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov. His recorded language was Russian. He married Svetlana Pavlovna Dozenko. Formation and teaching. Leonov studied at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University. The record notes the qualification Candidate of Technical Sciences. Leonov worked in astronautics and space exploration. He belonged to fourth Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and First group of Soviet cosmonauts. Leonov received Hero of the Soviet Union, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of Friendship and Order of Lenin. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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