On 18 March 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ... the moon. Leonov’s walk on 18 March 1965 was not without its difficulties. Although outside his craft for only a little over 12 minutes ...

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who in 1965 became the first person in history to spacewalk, has died aged 85. Tethered to his spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above the Earth ...