15 Oct
2019
15 Oct
'19
9:38 p.m.
Alexi Leonov, the first person to walk in space, was laid to rest today. In the brief time I saw him I was impressed with his friendly and humorous personality. Here's an article I wrote for the Deseret News in 2005 about a gathering of astronauts and cosmonauts in Salt Lake City, during which Leonov talked about that dangerous walk. https://www.deseret.com/2005/10/11/19916737/space-travel-s-pioneers-gather-a...