Voskhod 2 (Russian: Восход-2, lit. 'Sunrise-2') was a Soviet crewed space mission in March 1965. The Vostok-based Voskhod 3KD spacecraft with two crew...
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spacecraft. Voskhod 1 was used for a three-man flight whereas Voskhod 2 had a crew of two. They consisted of a spherical descent module (diameter 2.3 metres...
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into squeezing three cosmonauts into Voskhod 1. The only other space flight in the short Voskhod program, Voskhod 2, carried two suited cosmonauts – of...
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The Voskhod programme (Russian: Восход, IPA: [vɐsˈxot], Ascent or Dawn) was the second Soviet human spaceflight project. Two one-day crewed missions were...
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Alexei Leonov became the first human to perform a spacewalk, exiting the Voskhod 2 capsule for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong...
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Berkut spacesuit (category Voskhod program)
developed to be used for extravehicular activity for the Voskhod 2 mission aboard a Voskhod spacecraft on the first spacewalk. It was developed by NPP...
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Pavel Belyayev (category Voskhod program cosmonauts)
commander of the cosmonaut corps and the cosmonaut who commanded the historic Voskhod 2 mission which saw the first man walk in space in 1965. Pavel Belyayev...
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globe Voskhod 1 Voskhod 2 Voskhod rocket, the launcher used with the Voskhod spacecraft Voskhod programme, including cancelled crewed missions Voskhod spacecraft...
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Alexei Leonov (category Voskhod program cosmonauts)
the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. He was also selected to be the first...
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Space capsule (section Voskhod)
seated abreast (Voskhod 1), or two cosmonauts with an inflatable airlock in between them, to permit extravehicular activity (Voskhod 2). A backup solid-fuel...
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Vladimir Komarov (category Voskhod program cosmonauts)
pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut. In October 1964, he commanded Voskhod 1, the first spaceflight to carry more than one crew member. He became...
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Voskhod (Russian: Восход, literally "Sunrise"), also known as "Design 352", "Design 03521" and Eurofoil, is a type of passenger hydrofoil boat built in...
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Space Race (section Voskhod)
troublesome Voskhod program, canceling Voskhod 3 and 4, which were in the planning stages, and started concentrating on reaching the Moon. Voskhod 2 ended up...
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List of Soviet human spaceflight missions (category Voskhod program)
Program was worn by Valentina Tereshkova, then the same patch for the Voskhod 2, Soyuz 4/5 and Soyuz 11, Soyuz 3 had an official insignia that wasn't...
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Vostok and Voskhod were two spacecraft flown by the Soviet Union. Between 1960 and 1966, Vostok and Voskhod performed 11 successful, 2 partially successful...
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space program gave him a suicide pill for use if he could not reenter Voskhod 2 after his March 1965 spacewalk. Robert Hall (5 June 2009). "Allied 'bandits'...
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the safety of the craft. The Kosmos 57 test vehicle, representing the Voskhod 2 spacecraft, breaks up in flight two weeks before the planned launch and...
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History of spaceflight (section Voskhod)
constrictions. Alexei Leonov made the first spacewalk when he left the Voskhod 2 on March 8, 1965. He was almost lost in space when he had extreme difficulty...
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T.H. (1995). Satellite Meteorology: An Introduction. Elsevier Science. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-08-057200-0. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved...
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capsule in which Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, the Voskhod 2 capsule from which the first spacewalk was performed by Alexei Leonov...
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Space suit (redirect from MX-2)
were worn aboard Voskhod 1. Berkut (Беркут meaning "golden eagle") – the spacesuit was a modified SK-1 used by the crew of Voskhod 2 which included Alexei...
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body, Belka and Strelka, the first human being, Yuri Gagarin, into space, Voskhod 1, and the first person, Alexei Leonov, to conduct a spacewalk. Although...
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19 of them have died. This sets the current statistical fatality rate at 2.8 percent. NASA astronauts who died on duty are memorialized at the Space...
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input from Alexei Leonov. The Berkut suit that Leonov had used on the Voskhod 2 space walk had ballooned at the joints making movement very difficult...
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(commonly called a "spacewalk"), on 18 March 1965, on the Soviet Union's Voskhod 2 mission. This was followed two and a half months later by astronaut Ed...
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The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, "ascent", "dawn") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later...
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Kosmos 57 (category Voskhod program)
on 22 February 1965. The craft was essentially an uncrewed version of Voskhod 2. Its primary mission was to test the Volga airlock. The test was successful...
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Berlin: Springer. p. 252. ISBN 978-0387848242. Grayzeck, Dr. Edwin J. "Voskhod 2". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 20...
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who had become the first person to walk in space during the March 1965 Voskhod 2 mission. The ASTP entailed the docking of an American Apollo command and...
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