{"id":4029,"date":"2019-05-29T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T22:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcowepcom22.necoram.com\/tyui5\/astronomy_astronomia\/russian-spacewalkers-wish-happy-birthday-to-first-spacewalker-alexei-leonov\/4022\/"},"modified":"2019-05-29T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T22:27:37","slug":"russian-spacewalkers-wish-happy-birthday-to-first-spacewalker-alexei-leonov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/russian-spacewalkers-wish-happy-birthday-to-first-spacewalker-alexei-leonov\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Spacewalkers Wish Happy Birthday to First Spacewalker Alexei Leonov"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian Spacewalkers Wish Happy Birthday to First Spacewalker Alexei Leonov<\/h2>\n

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\"Cosmonauts
At the start of today\u2019s spacewalk, cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (left) and Alexey Ovchinin commemorated Russia\u2019s first spacewalker Alexei Leonov, who turns 85 on Thursday, with signs attached to their Orlan spacesuits (see translations below).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shortly after beginning their spacewalk, Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko<\/a> and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin<\/a> of the Russian space agency Roscosmos recorded birthday greetings for the first person to spacewalk, Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Leonov\u2019s 85th<\/sup> birthday is tomorrow, Thursday, May 30.<\/p>\n

See the video on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

On 18 March, 1965, Leonov became the first person to leave a spacecraft in a spacesuit to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk.<\/p>\n

Kononenko and Ovchinin also added signs to the backs of their Orlon spacesuits to honor the first spacewalker. Kononenko\u2019s suit with the red stripes bears a sign that says \u201c1st<\/sup> spacewalker\u201d, and the sign on Ovchinin\u2019s suit with the blue stripes says, \u201cHappy birthday, Alexei Arkhipovich,\u201d Leonov\u2019s family name.<\/p>\n

\"Alexey
Alexey Leonov: First Human to Walk in Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Russian Spacewalkers Wish Happy Birthday to First Spacewalker Alexei Leonov<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"CosmonautsAt the start of today\u2019s spacewalk, cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (left) and Alexey Ovchinin commemorated Russia\u2019s first spacewalker Alexei Leonov, who turns 85 on Thursday, with signs attached to their Orlan spacesuits (see translations below). <\/p>\n

Shortly after beginning their spacewalk, Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko<\/a> and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin<\/a> of the Russian space agency Roscosmos recorded birthday greetings for the first person to spacewalk, Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Leonov\u2019s 85th birthday is tomorrow, Thursday, May 30.<\/p>\n

See the video on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

On 18 March, 1965, Leonov became the first person to leave a spacecraft in a spacesuit to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk.<\/p>\n

Kononenko and Ovchinin also added signs to the backs of their Orlon spacesuits to honor the first spacewalker. Kononenko\u2019s suit with the red stripes bears a sign that says \u201c1st spacewalker\u201d, and the sign on Ovchinin\u2019s suit with the blue stripes says, \u201cHappy birthday, Alexei \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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