Aleksei Leonov: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | May 26, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 07, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - Alexei Leonov: Spacewalk Pioneer. | Mar 21, 2022 | ||
| He died on October 11, 2019. | Oct 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Aleksey Leonov. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: European Space Agency - History of Europe in space - Biography of Alexei Leonov. | Jan 03, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Mexico Museum of Space History - International Space Hall of Fame - Biography of Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov. | Mar 31, 2014 | ||
| Added stills taken of Aleksey Leonov while he was outside Voskhod 2 conducting the first-ever space walk. | Dec 08, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov. | Aug 09, 2010 | ||
| Added numerical designation of Soyuz 19 spacecraft and that it was part of the first Soviet-American spaceflight. Added years Leonov left the cosmonaut program and worked at Star City. Added book that he wrote with David Scott. | May 26, 2010 | ||
| Video added of Soyuz 19 launch. | May 26, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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