First Spacewalk - 50 years ago today

[Eric Mc]

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first EVA - Alexei Leonov on Voshkod 2 on March 18, 1965.

[jmorgan]

And he was nearly brown bread.

Came across this last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29534966

[Eric Mc]

Good article.

[Eric Mc]

And there's a programme coming up at 11.00 am this morning on Radio 4 on Leonov's spacewalk.

[jmorgan]

Cheers, might miss it but I love catch up radio and TV.

[CrutyRammers]

Interesting read, cheers. Brave stuff.

[funkyrobot]

CrutyRammers said:

Interesting read, cheers. Brave stuff.