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On lecture of Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov at Science Museum in London

On 21 May 2015 the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, the first man in open space, held a lecture at the Science Museum in London. The event was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of his flight. During the lecture Mr.Leonov described his historical space mission in detail.

The lecture was attended by Counsellor for Scientific and technical cooperation of the Russian Embassy in the UK, Ernest Chernukhin. Among the numerous guests were renowned scientist, Stephen Hawking and Britain’s first cosmonaut, Helen Sharman.

During the event, Alexey Leonov drew a portrait of Stephen Hawking and presented it to the physicist. Dr.Sharman and Prof.Hawking were invited to take part in the opening ceremony of the Russian-British exhibition "Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age" at London's Science Museum.

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