50 Years Ago, The First Spacewalk Nearly Ended In Tragedy
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On March 18, 1965, Alexey Leonov stepped outside the thin metal shell of Voskhod-2 to float in the harsh void of space. For 12 minutes and 9 seconds,
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Original Title: TIL the first spacewalk was plagued with issues including Alexei’s feet coming out of his boots, not being able to fit back inside the capsule, and landing in a forest in winter without a heater, waiting over a day for rescue