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The First Spacewalk
- huhtenberg 12y agoLeonov is also notable for his second flight (1975) which was the culmination of the Soyuz-Appolo project - that's when independently launched Soviet and US spacecrafts rendezvoused in the orbit and stayed docked for two days with crews carrying out joint experiments and what not. The project was widely regarded as an end of the "space race". Also he is just a very nice, down-to-earth and kind person, which is something that he is actually known for ... though it's hardly a rare trait between cosmo/astronauts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo%E2%80%93Soyuz_Test_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo%E2%80%93Soyuz_Test_Proj...
- evo_9 12y agoMobile version is pretty thrown together, but a good read still: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_9035/index.html http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_9035/index.htm... Surprised they didn't put much (any?) effort into a mobile friendly version; the main site looks amazing and really compliments the story.
- lmm 12y agoA few years ago Lemon Jelly released a single ("Space Walk") sampling a recording of the first American space walk (Ed White, Gemini IV, 1965). The sheer joy of it all is a pleasant surprise, and there's something wonderfully childlike in his reluctance to come back in when ordered.