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The First Space Walk
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Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2 recording pilot Aleksey Leonov making the first space walk, March 18, 1965.
Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2 recording pilot Aleksey Leonov making the first space walk, March 18, 1965.
Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2 recording pilot Aleksey Leonov making the first space walk, March 18, 1965.

The First Space Walk

On March 18, 1965, cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov rocketed beyond Earth and became the first man to walk in space.
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On March 18, 1965, cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov rocketed into Earth orbit and exited his spacecraft, becoming the first man to walk in space. He floated for an exhilarating 10 minutes.

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