--- title: "4 Alexey Leonov Quotes - Famous Military aviator" description: "Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)... | Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b044/author-alexey-leonov-73643.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Alexey Leonov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b044/author-alexey-leonov-73643.jpg) # Alexey Leonov (1934–2019) Military Aviator **4** quotes in **50** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Alexey Leonov was a military aviator. ## Quick Facts About Alexey Leonov Born May 30, 1934 Died October 11, 2019 Profession Military Aviator ## About Alexey Leonov Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)... \| Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. He was also selected to be the fi ## Quotes by Alexey Leonov > [The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone, our home that must be defended like a holy relic. The Earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/the-earth-was-small-light-blue-and-so-touchingly-alone-our-home-that/) [Alexey Leonov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexey-leonov/) [Astronaut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/alexey-leonov-73643_astronaut_the-earth-was-small-light-blue-and-so-to_67323.png) > [What struck me most was the silence. It was a great silence, unlike any I have encountered on Earth, so vast and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/what-struck-me-most-was-the-silence-it-was-a-great-silence-unlike-any/) [Alexey Leonov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexey-leonov/) [Astronaut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/alexey-leonov-73643_astronaut_what-struck-me-most-was-the-silence-it-w_232837.png) > [I could see Armstrong bouncing on the moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/i-could-see-armstrong-bouncing-on-the-moon/) [Alexey Leonov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexey-leonov/) [Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/alexey-leonov-73643_armstrong_i-could-see-armstrong-bouncing-on-the-mo_2827597.png) > [I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/i-believe-i-never-knew-what-the-word-round-meant-until-i-saw-earth/) [Alexey Leonov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexey-leonov/) [Astronaut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/alexey-leonov-73643_astronaut_i-believe-i-never-knew-what-the-word-rou_3109457.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexey-leonov/#itemlist", "name": "Alexey Leonov Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone, our home that must be defended like a holy relic. 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