"Voskhod-2”
Date of launch: March 18, 1965.
Launch site: Baykonur Cosmodrome (USSR).
Launch vehicle: the "Voskhod” rocket-carrier.
Launch crew:
Commander – Pavel BELJAEV (USSR)
Co-pilot – Aleksey LEONOV (USSR)
Brief Summary: The first world EVA (Extra Vehicle Activity) performed by Aleksey Leonov on March 18.
Due to a malfunction, the landing capsule landed in the taiga of North Ural. The crew was evacuated from the landing place only in 2 days after landing.
Landing crew:
Commander – Pavel BELJAEV (USSR)
Co-pilot – Aleksey LEONOV (USSR)
Date of landing: March 19, 1965.
Place of landing: 180 kilometers to North-West from the city of Perm, USSR. |
