veronika tivikova, mikhail vodovozov, host samara. how is this day remembered in history? right now. hello. today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most famous cosmonauts in the world, alexei leonov. he was born in the siberian village of listvyanka 90 years ago, on may 30, 1934. he graduated from aviation school, became a fighter pilot and joined the first cosmonaut corps. and he was the first man to go into outer space. this was a landmark event in the development of astronautics. started in 1965 together with pavel. then it's not enough who knew how much he risked, what he experienced in those 12 minutes and 9 seconds that he was outside the ship. tachycardia, rapid breathing, sweat poured down my face. leonov lost 6 kg of weight. due to the pressure difference, the suit swelled and it was impossible to enter the airlock, but the astronaut did not lose his cool. he vented the air and managed to return to the ship. further worse, due to failures in the control system , we had to land manually, with a g-force of 10. because the landing capsule began to rotate furiou