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My Feeling Was That I Was A Grain Of Sand

by positivenegative
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It took many years for the truth to emerge about the first, historic spacewalk mission.
A terrifying trip back to Earth for the first spacewalker
A fascinating first-hand, multimedia account of The First Spacewalk, and how the first human to take steps in outer space nearly didn't return to Earth.

The First Spacewalk
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    Wow - he should sell his story to the movie industry. This is some very on the edge of your seat stuff here.
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    • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Wow - he should sell his story to the movie industry. This is some very on the edge of your seat stuff here.
      If it had happened more recently he probably would have had more opportunity to do so. I don't expect he's overly bothered about it now at 80 years of age.

      However, Alexei Leonov was also a very accomplished artist and author, and winner of numerous honours and awards for various aspects of his career - as this Wikipedia article illustrates. Truly a talented man.

      Alexey Leonov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Wow - he should sell his story to the movie industry. This is some very on the edge of your seat stuff here.
      You got that right, Lady. I held my breath, just reading about it.
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