top of page

Launch
Launch Date:
18 March 1965
Launch Mission:
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:

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
1965
bottom of page