Asteroids named after people called Aleksej
👶 Aleksej as a baby name
Aleksej Arkhipovich Leonov (b. 1934), during a spaceflight in 1965 with P. I. Belyaev on Voskhod 2, became the first human to “spacewalk” outside a spacecraft when he left the spacecraft for approximately 10 minutes. He was also the commander of the Soyuz spacecraft that linked with the Apollo spacecraft in 1975.Discovered 28 September 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva, Nauchnyj
Aleksej Mikhajlovich Bonch-Bruevich (b. 1916), a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is renowned for his research in the field of laser radiation interaction with absorbing and transparent environments. He is founder of a new scientific branch on power optics.Discovered 30 August 1971 by T. M. Smirnova, Nauchnyj
Aleksej Mikhajlovich Isaev (1908-1971), the general designer and a laureate of many awards, was involved in the construction of liquid-propellant engines for many spacecraft, space apparatus and orbital stations.Discovered 17 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
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