Museum of Cosmonautics
Memorial Museum of Cosmonautic
Introduction
It's been 50 years since that memorable day when Alexey Leonov left the Voskhod 2 spacecraft and became the first human in history to perform an extravehicular activity. His spacewalk lasted 20 minutes, from the moment of exiting the spacecraft until the return.
The Training
Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov during the spaceflight training
Alexey Leonov is practicing jumps on a trampoline (1964/1964)Museum of Cosmonautics
Alexey Leonov practices jumps on a trampoline
Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov during the spaceflight training (1964/1964)Museum of Cosmonautics
Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov during the spaceflight training
Alexey Leonov during vestibular habituation training on the parallel swing (1964/1964)Museum of Cosmonautics
Alexey Leonov during vestibular habituation training on the parallel swing
Cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev are interviewed by a radio journalist after landing a reduced gravity training exercise (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
Cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev are interviewed by a radio journalist after landing a reduced gravity training exercise
The Flight
Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov, chief rocket engineer and spacecraft designer, at the launch site together with the cosmonaut Pavel Belyayev
Cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev before the launch in the cabin of Voskhod 2 (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
Cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev before the launch in the cabin of Voskhod 2
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov is drawing a sketch during the flight on Voskhod 2 spacecraft (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov is drawing a sketch during the flight on Voskhod 2 spacecraft
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov in the airlock of Voskhod 2 spacecraft before the spacewalk (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov in the airlock of Voskhod 2 spacecraft before the spacewalk
Photo collage with the authograph of Alexey LeonovMuseum of Cosmonautics
Nowadays it's impossible to build a complex orbital system without leaving a spacecraft. During the recent years the tasks performed by cosmonauts have become more difficult and technically advanced.
Cosmonaut Alxey Leonov in the outer space (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
The crews regularly perform maintenance and installation works outside of the International Space Station, and conduct various experiments.
Homecoming
Moscovites are greeting the crew of Voskhod 2 spacecraft, Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev at the ceremonial reception of the cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev at the ceremonial reception of the cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov
Cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev are being awarded with medals after landing (1965/1965)Museum of Cosmonautics
Cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev are being awarded with medals after landing
