Russian Spacewalkers Wish Happy Birthday to First Spacewalker Alexey Leonov Leonov remembered: Shortly after beginning their spacewalk, Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos recorded birthday greetings for the first person to spacewalk, Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Leonov’s 85th birthday is tomorrow, Thursday, May 30. On… Continue reading LEONOV IS REMEMBERED WITH SPACEWALK