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Launch

Launch Date:

18 March 1965

Launch Mission:

Voskhod 2

Launch Operator:

Rocket:

Voskhod 11A57

Launch Vehicle:

Launch Location:

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

COSPAR id:

In Space

Host:

Voskhod-3KD

Type:

Manned Spacecraft

Operator:

Soviet Space Program

Location:

Low Earth Orbit

COSPAR id:

1965-022A

Return

Return Date:

19 March 1965

Return Mission:

Return Vehicle:

Voskhod-3KD

Landing Location:

Ural Mountains, Russia

COSPAR id:

1965-022A

Updated:

8/7/24

status:

Returned

Mission Profile

Partners:

Alexei Leonov

Cosmonaut, Artist

Artist(s)

Collection

This artwork is part of a collection:

n.a.

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The first artwork created in space, a small yet remarkable view of a sunrise.

The first artwork created in space, a small yet remarkable view of a sunrise drawn as Alexei Leonov was hurtled around Earth on board a tiny Voskhod 2 spacecraft, is to leave Russia for the first time. Leonov was awarded a Hero of the Soviet Union distinction after becoming the first person to walk in space in 1965. On the same mission, Leonov, an enthusiastic and talented artist, drew the view of the sunrise. Given his circumstances, it was astonishing.
Dimensions:

n/a

Medium:

Pencil drawing on paper.

Genre:

Sunrise Sketch

Alexei Leonov

Russia

1965

Sunrise Sketch

1965

Returned
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