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AstroPicture of the Week: The remarkably diverse suits worn by astronauts
Shepherd’s MK IV – Custom variant of the MK IV suit, used by Alan Shepard. ・Soviet SK-1 – Worn by Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, designed for Vostok program. ・Apollo SPD 143 ...
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Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
On This Day In 1965: Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov Became First Human To Walk In Space; Know The Tragedy He Encountered
Not many know that the first spacewalk by Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov could have ended in tragedy owing to ...
History Today: When Alexei Leonov became the first man to walk in space
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history as the first person to walk in space. The spacewalk lasted 10 minutes. Also, on ...
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The first space walk
On 18 March 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to leave a space capsule and ... colour for maximum propaganda effect), his suit ballooned when no longer constrained ...