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| Leonov, Aleksei Arkhipovich |
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( l´´y ksy ´ ärkh´´y pô´vy ch) (KEY) , 1934, Soviet cosmonaut. While serving as copilot of Voskhod 2 (Mar. 1819, 1964), he became the first person to perform extravehicular activity. Leonov was also command pilot for Soyuz 19 in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (July 1521, 1975). |
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