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Chapter 2 of 4 · 18. března 1965

The first spacewalk

Voskhod 2

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At the start of the second orbit Leonov pushed through the Volga airlock and floated out. At 08:34 UTC he became the first human in open space — drifting on a five-metre tether while the Earth swept past below. He spent 12 minutes and 9 seconds outside.

Belyayev stayed in the cabin, monitoring Leonov's excursion and communications. The spacewalk itself went to plan at first — only on the way back did it become clear what a dangerous trap the suit held in vacuum.

From the flight transcript

Man has walked out into open space.

hlášení z Voskhodu 2, 18. března 1965
Schéma lodi Voskhod 2 — vlevo nafukovací vzdušnice („EVA airlock"), jíž Leonov vystoupil.
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sourcesNASA NSSDCA — Voskhod 2 · NASA — Walking to Olympus (EVA Chronology) · Wikipedia: Voskhod 2 — full list on Voskhod 2