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Signed lithograph by Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov - $350 (San Jose)
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Alexei Leonov (1934 –2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk. He was also selected to be the first Soviet person to land on the Moon although the project was cancelled.
In July 1975, Leonov commanded the Soyuz capsule in the Apollo-Soyuz mission, which docked in space for two days with an American Apollo capsule.
Painted and signed by first man in open space Alexei Leonov. Cosmonaut and artist Alexi Leonov has exhibited in various museums and was the first man to walk in space. This is a limited edition item, this is 248/500 signed and numbered by the artist. The full image size of lithographic print itself is (20"x 30"). With professional frame it is 26" x 37" This picture was created while Leonov was looking out the window of the Soyuz space capsule about to dock with the American Apollo capsule, the first Soviet-American joint mission. Alexi Leonov has the distinction of being the first man to create art in space.