Known in the future worldwide cosmonaut Alexei Leonov Arkhipovich was born in a small Siberian village May 30, 1934, and was the ninth child in the family.His father was a highly respected man in the village, so he was elected chairman of the village council.When he was thirteen years old, his whole family due to the type of activity the head of the family moved to the city of Kaliningrad.The interest in aeronautical engineering from the young men arose during schooling.Then he gained basic knowledge in disciplines such as the theory of flight and the device planes.After graduating in 1953 secondary school with good grades without problems Leonov entered the Kremenchug Pilot School.Besides her, he also received the knowledge of the higher school, which was located in Chuguev and prepared fighter pilots.In 1960, Alexei Arkhipovich, after passing a long and strict selection, went to the cosmonaut.
conquest of outer space
March 1965, dates back to a special flight in the history of Soviet and world space.Then the cosmonaut Leonov was in the role of co-pilot "Voskhod-2" (the first was the PI Belyaev).During the flight of the people turned out for the first time in the open space.He spent 12 minutes and 9 seconds at a distance of five meters from the vehicle.Alexei Leonov - Cosmonaut, which is carried out, thus initiating the latest spiral of human space activities.Career his rapid steps went up after that.During the period from 1967 to 1970, he even led the group, which was preparing to fly to the moon.
first Soviet-American flight
In the first months of 1973 the Soviet Academy of Sciences in cooperation with NASA began to prepare staff for the "Soyuz" and "Apollo."Applicants should have a good understanding of space technology, know foreign languages, have high qualifications and professionalism.Cosmonaut Leonov was appointed commander of the domestic vehicle.Joint flight, which lasted more than five days, aroused great interest worldwide.During the meeting the first Soviet spacecraft docked with the US.In addition, the astronauts carried out many important biomedical, technological and astrophysical experiments.
contribution to the development of world cosmonautics
Cosmonaut Leonov during his work has made a huge contribution to the development of not only Soviet, but also the world of space exploration.In particular, he has carried out a large number of experiments and research.Among them is the study of color and light visual characteristics after spaceflight, spacesuit design for operation in the hydrosphere, the use of the hydrosphere as analogue weightlessness.Moreover, it owns more than thirty performances at various conferences and congresses.Alexei Leonov - the astronaut, who has many state awards for their work.In 1965 and 1975 he was honored with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.A lunar crater named after him.Between 1985 and 1999 he was one of the chairmen of the International Association of spaceflight.The resignation left at the rank of Major General Aviation.Now he lives and works in Moscow.
