Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first person to conduct a spacewalk, passed away on 11 October, aged 85. On 18 March 1965, Alexei Leonov became the first person to float freely outside a ...

Astronauts replaced more oversized batteries outside the International Space Station on Friday, as news broke of the death of the world's first spacewalker. NASA interrupted live TV coverage of its ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The world's first spacewalker, Alexei Leonov, died in a Moscow hospital Friday (Oct. 11), but his ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts replaced oversized batteries outside the International Space Station on Friday, as news broke of the death of the world’s first spacewalker. NASA interrupted ...

The world's first spacewalker has died at age 85. According to the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, Major General Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov passed away on October 11, 2019, after a long illness. One ...